GUMUS, a Shangalla tribe, in the mountainous district of Fazogli on the Sudan-Abyssinian frontier; others are settled on the banks of the Blue Nile. They live in independent groups. Gumz in the native tongue signifies "people," and the sub-tribes have distinctive names. The Gumus are nature-worshippers, God and the sun being synonymous. On ceremonial occasions they carry parasols of honour (see SHANGALLA).