Sidama

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Sidama is an ethnic group primarily inhabiting the Sidama Region of southern Ethiopia, known for its distinct Cushitic language and coffee-growing culture.

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Label Occurrences
Sidama canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
people
achievedRegionalStateStatus 2019
administrativeRegionNamedAfter Sidama Region
associatedCity Awasa
surface form: Hawassa
cashCrop coffee
coffeeProductionRole major coffee-producing community in Ethiopia
coffeeReputation high-quality Arabica coffee
continent Africa
country Ethiopia
countryMajorityStatus one of the largest ethnic groups in Ethiopia
culturalPractice age-grade rituals
coffee ceremony
communal conflict resolution
culturalRegion Horn of Africa
economicActivity cattle herding
coffee cultivation
enset cultivation
ethnolinguisticGroup Cushitic
surface form: Cushitic peoples
formerAdministrativeUnit Sidama Region
surface form: Sidama Zone
governedWithin federal system of Ethiopia
historicalReligionShift conversion to Christianity
spread of Islam
language Sidama language
languageBranch Highland East Cushitic
languageFamily Cushitic
surface form: Cushitic languages
livelihoodType agro-pastoralism
locatedIn southern Ethiopia
majorReligion Christianity
Islam
nationalLanguageContext Ethiopia
neighboringPeoples Gedeo
Konso
Oromo people
surface form: Oromo

Wolaytta
surface form: Wolayta
partOfFormerRegion Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
populationEstimate several million
primaryRegion Sidama Region
recognizedCoffeeOrigin Sidamo coffee designation
regionCapitalCity Awasa
surface form: Hawassa
selfName Sidama self-link
socialOrganization clan-based structure
stapleCrop enset
traditionalBelief indigenous Sidama religion
traditionalHousing round thatched houses
traditionalInstitution Luwa age-grade system
Woma religious leadership
usesScript Latin alphabet

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Sidamo hasAlternativeName Sidama
Sidama selfName Sidama self-link