Bilen people

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The Bilen people are an ethnic group of Eritrea known for their distinct Cushitic language, rich oral traditions, and predominantly Muslim and Christian communities.

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Label Occurrences
Bilen people canonical 11

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
people of Eritrea
autonym Bilen
continent Africa
country Eritrea
culturalArea Horn of Africa
culturalHeritage folk dances
oral poetry
traditional music
ethnolinguisticGroup Cushitic peoples
linked to: Cushitic
language Bilen language
languageFamily Cushitic languages
linked to: Cushitic
linguisticClassification Afroasiatic peoples
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Eritrea
nativeNameLanguage Bilen language
oralTradition rich oral traditions
partOf Eritrean society
linked to: Eritrea
populationCountry Eritrea
region Anseba Region
Keren
central Eritrea
religion Christianity
Islam
religiousAffiliation Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Sunni Islam
religiousDiversity predominantly Muslim and Christian communities
socialStructure clan-based organization
traditionalCulture distinct dress and customs
traditionalLivelihood agriculture
pastoralism

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Referenced by (11)

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

Eritrea majorEthnicGroup Bilen people
Bilen spokenBy Bilen people
Bilen ethnicGroup Bilen people
Anseba hasEthnicGroup Bilen people
Eritrean ethnicDiversityContext Bilen people
Anseba Region hasEthnicGroup Bilen people
Anseba Region hasCulturalGroup Bilen people
Bilein alternativeName Bilen people
North Agaw spokenBy Bilen people
Bogo alternativeNameOf Bilen people
Bilen language ethnicGroup Bilen people