Kafficho people

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The Kafficho people are an indigenous ethnic group of southwestern Ethiopia, historically associated with the former Kingdom of Kaffa and known for their role in the early cultivation of coffee.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
agroEcologicalZone highland rainforest
alternativeName Kafa people NERFINISHED
Kefa people NERFINISHED
Kefficho people NERFINISHED
associatedWith Kingdom of Kaffa NERFINISHED
capitalRegionCenter Bonga NERFINISHED
cashCrop coffee
spices
continent Africa
country Ethiopia
culturalAssociation origin legends of coffee
culturalRegion Ethiopian Highlands (southwestern) NERFINISHED
ethnolinguisticGroup Omotic peoples NERFINISHED
historicallyRuledBy Kingdom of Kaffa NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Kaffa NERFINISHED
incorporatedInto Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED
incorporationCentury 19th century
indigenousTo southwestern Ethiopia NERFINISHED
knownFor coffee culture
early cultivation of coffee
language Kafa language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages
Omotic languages
partOf Southwestern Ethiopian peoples NERFINISHED
peoples of Ethiopia
populationCountry Ethiopia NERFINISHED
primaryReligion Christianity
region Kaffa Zone NERFINISHED
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region NERFINISHED
religion Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED
Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
selfDesignation Kafa NERFINISHED
socialStructure clan-based organization
stapleFood barley
enset
maize
traditionalBeliefs indigenous African religions
traditionalClothing cotton garments
traditionalEconomy agriculture
cattle herding
coffee farming
enset cultivation
traditionalHousing round thatched houses
traditionalPoliticalOrganization monarchy
traditionalState Kingdom of Kaffa NERFINISHED
usesPlant coffee (Coffea arabica)

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Sheka Zone hasEthnicGroup Kafficho people