29945 Baale 1000-9999 "The B. [Baale] are an ethno-linguistic group of ca. 8,000 to 8,900 people... Before the 1920s the B. were predominantly cattle-herders on on the plains around Boma, but regular conflicts with other groups in the area... disease of humans and cattle... and local disturbances in the wake of British colonialism in the early decades of 20th century caused the loss of most of their livestock and forced them to rely on shifting agriculture... After this period the B. also experienced a demographic decline." Baale ethnography Off 8,000 - 8,900 1000-9999