Wolamo

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Wolamo is an alternative name for the Wolaytta people, an ethnic group primarily living in southern Ethiopia with their own distinct language and culture.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Welamo 1
Wolamo canonical 1
Wolane 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
administrativeZone Wolaytta Zone
linked to: Wolayita Zone
alsoKnownAs Welamo
linked to: Wolamo
alsoSpelled Wolaita
linked to: Wolayita Zone

Wolaitta
linked to: Wolaytta
alternativeNameOf Wolaytta people
capitalTownOfHomeland Sodo
continent Africa
country Ethiopia
culturalArea Southwestern Ethiopian Highlands
ethnicMinorityIn Ethiopia
ethnolinguisticGroup Omotic peoples
foodStaple kocho from enset
hasCulturalExpression oral poetry
traditional dance
traditional music
hasDistinct culture
language
hasOralTradition rich folklore
hasTraditionalClothing distinctive woven garments
hasTraditionalCraft pottery
weaving
historicalCenter Wolaytta Zone
linked to: Wolayita Zone
language Wolaytta language
languageBranch North Omotic
languageFamily Omotic languages
languageSubgroup Wolaytta–Gamo group
linked to: Gamo-Gofa-Dawro
neighboringGroups Dawro people
Gamo people
Gofa people
Kambata people
linked to: Kembata people

Sidama people
partOf Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
primaryCrops coffee
enset
maize
sweet potatoes
primaryLivelihood agriculture
recognizedAs nationality in Ethiopia
region Southern Ethiopia
linked to: southern Ethiopia
religion Christianity
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo
Protestantism
selfDesignation Wolaytta
socialOrganization clan-based structures
traditionalBeliefs indigenous African religions
traditionalEconomy mixed farming
traditionalHousing round thatched houses
usesScript Ethiopic script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Wolaytta alternativeName Wolamo
Wolamo alsoKnownAs Welamo
linked to: Wolamo
Wolane language hasAlternativeName Wolane
linked to: Wolamo