Bench people
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Bench people are an indigenous ethnic group of southwestern Ethiopia known for their distinct language, cultural traditions, and agrarian lifestyle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bench people canonical | 8 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| countryOfficialLanguage | Amharic ⓘ |
| crop |
coffee
ⓘ
enset ⓘ maize ⓘ root crops ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | southwestern Ethiopian highlands ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
age-grade practices
ⓘ
distinct musical traditions ⓘ distinct traditional dress ⓘ ritual ceremonies ⓘ |
| diet |
cereals
ⓘ
enset-based foods ⓘ root and tuber crops ⓘ |
| economy | smallholder farming ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Omotic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Bench language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Afroasiatic languages
ⓘ
Omotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwestern Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Dizi people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kafa people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mao peoples ⓘ Sheko people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
folktales
ⓘ
proverbs ⓘ ritual songs ⓘ |
| practice | animal husbandry ⓘ |
| primaryLivelihood |
agriculture
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | ethnic group in the Ethiopian census ⓘ |
| region |
Bench Sheko Zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
traditional beliefs ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based structure ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthority | local elders ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | thatched round houses ⓘ |
| usesScript | Ethiopic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.