A Abbala mutane ne da keda alaka Larabawa kabila ce kuma kungiya ce na yankin yashin sahara . An yiwa Abbala suna ne ta hanyar lura da abincin da suke amfani dashi wajen kiwon rakumi . Mafi yawan lokuta ana amfani da kalmar "Abbala" don bambanta su da Baggara, rukuni na kabilu na larabawa waɗanda ke kiwon dabbobi. Dangane da Braukamp a shekarar (1993) wasu daga cikin mutanen Abbala sun sami canjin al'ada izuwa ga al'adar Baggara bayan an tura su daga yankin sahara zuwa cikin yashin sahara . Wannan ya haifar da canji a cikin kiwon su, daga dabbobin su na rakuma zuwa ga kiwon shanu, saboda shanu bai rayuwa a sahara mai yawa. Baggara