Gurage

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Gurage refers to a group of ethnolinguistic communities in south-central Ethiopia known for their distinct Semitic language varieties and rich cultural traditions.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Gurage Zone 9
Gurage region 2
Chaha-Gurage 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
continent Africa
country Ethiopia
culturalPractice age-grade institutions
communal labor systems
elaborate wedding ceremonies
economicActivity farming
migration-based entrepreneurship
trade
hasCuisineItem raw meat dishes
spicy meat dishes
hasDance traditional Gurage dance
hasLanguageVariety Chaha NERFINISHED
Ezha NERFINISHED
Gumer NERFINISHED
Gurage languages
Inor NERFINISHED
Sebat Bet Gurage NERFINISHED
hasMusicTradition polyphonic singing
hasOralTradition folktales
proverbs
hasSubgroup Chaha-Gumer group NERFINISHED
Kistane NERFINISHED
Mesqan NERFINISHED
Sebat Bet NERFINISHED
Soddo Gurage NERFINISHED
hasTraditionalHouseType round thatched house
knownFor enset cultivation
intensive agriculture
languageBranch Semitic languages NERFINISHED
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages
locatedIn south-central Ethiopia
neighboringGroup Hadiya NERFINISHED
Oromo NERFINISHED
Silte NERFINISHED
partOf Southern Ethiopian peoples
region Central Ethiopia NERFINISHED
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region NERFINISHED
religion Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED
Islam
Protestant Christianity NERFINISHED
traditional beliefs
stapleFood bulla
enset
kocho
subBranch Ethiopian Semitic languages
usesCalendar Ethiopian calendar NERFINISHED
usesScript Geʽez script NERFINISHED

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gurage people administrativeZone Gurage
this entity surface form: Gurage Zone
Scioa borders Gurage
this entity surface form: Gurage region
Endegen language branch Gurage
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region contains Gurage
this entity surface form: Gurage Zone
Chaha language hasAlternativeName Gurage
this entity surface form: Chaha-Gurage
Ezha language hasAlternativeName Gurage
this entity surface form: Ezha Gurage
Sebat Bet Gurage hasDialect Gurage
this entity surface form: Gurage Inor
Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region hasEthnolinguisticGroup Gurage
subject surface form: Gurage Zone
this entity surface form: Kestane Gurage
Northern Gurage hasLanguageBranch Gurage
this entity surface form: Gurage Ezha
Inor language isSpokenInAdministrativeArea Gurage
this entity surface form: Gurage Zone
Gogot language region Gurage
this entity surface form: Gurage Zone
Gumer language region Gurage
this entity surface form: Gurage region
Kistane language region Gurage
this entity surface form: Gurage Zone
Mesmes language region Gurage
this entity surface form: Gurage Zone
Gumer language spokenIn Gurage
this entity surface form: Gurage Zone
Sebat Bet Gurage spokenIn Gurage
this entity surface form: Gurage Zone
Soddo language subbranch Gurage
Gurage people traditionalHomeland Gurage
this entity surface form: Gurage Zone