Gafat people
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The Gafat people are an extinct ethnic group from Ethiopia historically known for speaking the now-extinct Gafat language, a member of the South Ethiopic branch of the Semitic language family.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Ethiopian Highlands GENERATED ⓘ |
| documentedBy | linguists of the 19th century GENERATED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Ethiopia GENERATED ⓘ |
| ethnicIdentity | Semitic-speaking Ethiopians GENERATED ⓘ |
| ethnicStatusInEthiopia | minority group ⓘ |
| ethnoLinguisticStatus |
extinct ethnic group
GENERATED
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language shift to Amharic GENERATED ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage | Gafat language GENERATED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early modern Ethiopia
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medieval Ethiopia GENERATED ⓘ |
| language | Gafat language GENERATED ⓘ |
| languageFamilyOfSpokenLanguage | Afroasiatic languages GENERATED ⓘ |
| languageShiftTo | Amharic language GENERATED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | Gafat language extinct GENERATED ⓘ |
| linguisticFamily | Semitic languages GENERATED ⓘ |
| linguisticSubbranch | South Ethiopic languages GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an extinct Semitic-speaking group in Ethiopia
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speaking the Gafat language GENERATED ⓘ |
| region | Horn of Africa GENERATED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroups |
Amhara people
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Gurage peoples GENERATED ⓘ Harari people GENERATED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church GENERATED ⓘ |
| spokeMemberOf | South Ethiopic branch of Semitic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | extinct GENERATED ⓘ |
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