Majangir people
E867113
The Majangir people are an indigenous ethnic group of southwestern Ethiopia known for their distinct Nilo-Saharan language and traditional forest-based livelihood.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalCrops |
maize
ⓘ
root crops ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| countryOfficialLanguage | Amharic ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age-based social roles
ⓘ
honey-based rituals ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Upper Baro and Akobo river areas ⓘ |
| currentTrend | increasing sedentarization ⓘ |
| educationLanguage | Amharic ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facesIssue |
deforestation
ⓘ
land pressure ⓘ marginalization ⓘ |
| governedBy | Ethiopian federal system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAutonym | Majang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExonym |
Majangir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Majenger ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin-based orthography for Majang language ⓘ |
| historicalLifestyle | semi-nomadic forest dwellers ⓘ |
| housingType | thatched huts ⓘ |
| language | Majang language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Surmic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwestern Ethiopia ⓘ |
| marriagePattern | exogamous clans ⓘ |
| minorityStatus | ethnic minority in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| partOf | Nilotic peoples (broad cultural grouping) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | nationality in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| region |
Gambela Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Me’en people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Surma peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional animist beliefs ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | segmentary lineage system ⓘ |
| subsistenceEnvironment | tropical forest ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
beekeeping
ⓘ
forest-based subsistence ⓘ hunting and gathering ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| uses | forest resources ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.