Omotic peoples

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Omotic peoples are diverse ethnic groups indigenous to southwestern Ethiopia, primarily known for their distinct cultures and for speaking the Omotic branch of Afroasiatic languages.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Omotic peoples canonical 7

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
associatedWith Omotic language branch
continent Africa
country Ethiopia
culturalRegion Ethiopian Highlands
Great Rift Valley
ethnicallyDiverse true
hasLinguisticFeature high internal diversity within Omotic languages
hasSubgroup Aari people
Banna people
Basketto people
Bench people
Dawro people
Dizi people
Gamo people
Gimira people
Gofa people
Hamer people
Kafa people
Kontta people
Koyra people
Kullo people
Male people
Mao peoples
Ometo peoples
linked to: Shekacho people

Sheko people
Tsamai people
Wolayta people
linked to: Wolaytta people

Zala people
historicalStatus long-established inhabitants of southwestern Ethiopia
indigenousTo Southwestern Ethiopia
knownFor agricultural livelihoods
complex social structures
distinct cultures
languageFamilySpoken Afroasiatic languages
Omotic languages
partOf Afroasiatic-speaking populations
ethnolinguistic groups of Ethiopia
populationConcentration South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
region Southwestern Ethiopia
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional African religions
subclassOf peoples of Ethiopia

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Omotic languages areSpokenBy Omotic peoples
Gofa belongsToEthnolinguisticGroup Omotic peoples
Wolamo ethnolinguisticGroup Omotic peoples
Wolaytta people ethnolinguisticGroup Omotic peoples
Kafficho people ethnolinguisticGroup Omotic peoples
Bench people ethnolinguisticGroup Omotic peoples
Shekacho people ethnolinguisticGroup Omotic peoples