Silt'e people

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The Silt'e people are an ethnic group in south-central Ethiopia, culturally and historically related to other Cushitic- and Semitic-influenced communities of the region and predominantly practicing Islam.

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Silt'e people canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
people
cashCrop chat (khat)
coffee
citizenship Ethiopian NERFINISHED
continent Africa
country Ethiopia
culturalInfluence Cushitic cultures
Semitic cultures of the Horn of Africa
cultureArea Horn of Africa NERFINISHED
demography concentrated in rural areas
economicActivity local trade
market gardening
ethnolinguisticFamily Cushitic–Semitic-influenced peoples of the Horn of Africa
familyStructure extended family households
heritage Islamic scholarly tradition in south-central Ethiopia
language Silt'e language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages
languageSubfamily Semitic languages
locatedIn Silt'e Zone NERFINISHED
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region NERFINISHED
majorFestivals Eid al-Adha NERFINISHED
Eid al-Fitr NERFINISHED
migrationPattern rural-to-urban migration within Ethiopia
nationalMinorityStatus ethnic minority in Ethiopia
oralTradition Islamic scholarly lineages
genealogical narratives
primaryLivelihood agriculture
animal husbandry
recognizedAs distinct ethnic group in Ethiopia
region south-central Ethiopia
relatedEthnicGroup Argobba people NERFINISHED
Gurage people NERFINISHED
Harari people NERFINISHED
Silte-speaking Gurage groups
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
religionMajority Islam
religiousEducation Quranic schools
religiousInstitution mosque
religiousLawInfluence Islamic law (Sharia) in personal matters
socialOrganization clan-based structures
stapleFood enset (false banana)
teff
traditionalHousing round thatched houses
traditionalReligionBeforeIslam indigenous Cushitic beliefs
writingSystem Geʽez script NERFINISHED

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Silt'e language spokenBy Silt'e people
Silt'e language ethnicGroup Silt'e people