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