Agew people

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The Agew people are an ethnic group of the Ethiopian Highlands known for their Cushitic language roots, historical kingdoms, and influence on the development of medieval Ethiopian civilization.

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Agew people canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
people of Ethiopia ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Agau people ⓘ
Agaw people ⓘ
linked to: Agew peoples
associatedWithLanguage Awngi language ⓘ
Bilen language ⓘ
Qimant language ⓘ
Xamtanga language ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Ethiopia ⓘ
culturalRegion Horn of Africa ⓘ
dynastyFounded Zagwe dynasty ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Ethiopia ⓘ
historicalKingdom Kingdom of Lasta ⓘ
Kingdom of Semien ⓘ
Zagwe dynasty ⓘ
historicalLanguageShiftInfluence development of Amharic ⓘ
development of Tigrinya ⓘ
historicalRegion central Ethiopia ⓘ
northern Ethiopia ⓘ
linked to: Northern Ethiopia

northwestern Ethiopia ⓘ
historicalRole intermediaries between highland and lowland societies ⓘ
influenced Ethiopian Christian culture ⓘ
medieval Ethiopian civilization ⓘ
languageFamily Cushitic languages ⓘ
languageSubgroup Agaw languages ⓘ
linguisticBranch Central Cushitic languages ⓘ
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Ethiopia ⓘ
musicTradition use of lyres and drums ⓘ
nativeTo Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ
oralTradition rich folklore ⓘ
partOf Cushitic-speaking populations ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Amhara people ⓘ
Oromo people ⓘ
Tigrayans ⓘ
religion Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ
scriptUsedHistorically Geʽez script ⓘ
socialStructure clan-based organization ⓘ
traditionalBeliefElement ancestor veneration ⓘ
sacred groves ⓘ
traditionalEconomy mixed farming ⓘ
traditionalHousing round thatched houses ⓘ
traditionalOccupation agriculture ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ
craft production ⓘ

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