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

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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 ⓘ