Sidama people
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The Sidama people are a Cushitic-speaking ethnic group primarily inhabiting southern Ethiopia, known for their intensive enset-based agriculture, distinctive cultural traditions, and significant role in the country’s coffee production.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cushitic language
ⓘ
Cushitic peoples ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ regional state of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| areAssociatedWith | Sidama Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areKnownFor |
coffee ceremony
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coffee production ⓘ colorful cultural dress ⓘ distinctive cultural traditions ⓘ high population density in rural areas ⓘ indigenous land management practices ⓘ intensive enset-based agriculture ⓘ intensive homegarden agroforestry ⓘ traditional music and dance ⓘ |
| areLinkedTo | Great Rift Valley highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arePartOf |
Horn of Africa peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areRecognizedAs | one of the largest ethnic groups in southern Ethiopia ⓘ |
| cashCrop |
cardamom
ⓘ
coffee ⓘ khat ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| haveCulturalEvent |
Luwa initiation ceremonies
ⓘ
coffee harvest celebrations ⓘ |
| haveCulturalPractice |
communal labor
ⓘ
rain-making rituals ⓘ ritual feasting ⓘ |
| haveSocialInstitution |
Luwa age-grade system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
clan system ⓘ |
| haveTraditionalAuthority | council of elders ⓘ |
| haveTraditionalCuisine | enset-based foods ⓘ |
| haveTraditionalDrink |
buna qalaa (roasted coffee with butter)
ⓘ
coffee ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Sidamo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Cushitic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity | subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| practice | mixed farming ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Southern Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional Sidama beliefs ⓘ |
| speak | Sidama language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalBeliefSystem | Magano worship ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | round thatched houses ⓘ |
| traditionalStapleFood | enset ⓘ |
| useAgriculturalBase | enset cultivation ⓘ |
| useLanguageScript | Latin alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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