Amhara people
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The Amhara people are a major ethnic group in Ethiopia known for their Semitic language (Amharic), historic role in Ethiopian state formation, and rich Christian cultural and literary traditions.
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
people ⓘ |
| associatedHistoricalLanguage | Geʽez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ethiopian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethiopian state formation ⓘ |
| capitalCityLanguageInfluence | Amharic as federal working language of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| capitalRegionPresence | Addis Ababa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| culturalTradition |
Christian literary tradition
ⓘ
church education ⓘ epic poetry ⓘ icon painting ⓘ royal chronicles ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| dance | eskista ⓘ |
| ethnogenesis | highland Christian communities of north-central Ethiopia ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
dominant group in imperial Ethiopian politics
ⓘ
providers of many Ethiopian emperors ⓘ |
| language | Amharic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Ethiopian Semitic languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Semitic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalLanguage | Geʽez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorReligion | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| music |
use of begena
ⓘ
use of krar ⓘ use of masenqo ⓘ |
| nativeLanguageOf | Amharic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Agew peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oromo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tigrayans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationRankInEthiopia | one of the largest ethnic groups in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| region |
Addis Ababa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amhara Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Benishangul-Gumuz Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Oromia Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| religiousHoliday |
Fasika
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meskel NERFINISHED ⓘ Timkat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateReligionAssociation | historic link to Ethiopian Orthodox monarchy ⓘ |
| traditionalAgriculture | highland plough farming ⓘ |
| traditionalArchitecture | highland stone and mud houses ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing |
netela
ⓘ
shamma ⓘ |
| traditionalDrink |
tej
ⓘ
tella ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
beyaynetu
ⓘ
doro wat ⓘ injera ⓘ |
| traditionalLaw | influenced by Fetha Nagast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalMarriageCustom | arranged marriages ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionBranch | Oriental Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalSocialInstitution |
idir
ⓘ
iqub ⓘ mahber ⓘ senbetie ⓘ |
| traditionalStapleCrop |
barley
ⓘ
teff ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Geʽez script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Amhara
subject surface form:
Menen Asfaw