sˌʌm mˈɑːhəz vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz ɑːɹ ˌɪntɚmˈɪkst wɪð ɹˈɛmnənts ʌvðə lˈɑːɹdʒli ɛkstˈɪŋkt kˈæmhæt bɪʃˈɑːɹɹi tɹˈaɪb, ænd æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt tədˈeɪ ðə kˈæmhæt mˈɑːhəz ɑːɹ ˈɛθnɪk bᵻdʒˈæ hˌuː spˈiːk ɐ nˈuːbiən lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ.
Some Mahas villages are intermixed with remnants of the largely extinct Qamhat Bishari tribe, and as a result today the Qamhat Mahas are ethnic Beja who speak a Nubian language.