Majangir
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Majangir is an ethnic group of southwestern Ethiopia known for speaking the Majang language, part of the Surmic branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| conflictExperience | land pressure and displacement ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age-based social roles
ⓘ
ritual use of honey wine ⓘ |
| educationChallenge | limited access to formal schooling ⓘ |
| environment |
lowland forest
ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroupOf | Majang people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| externalName | Majangir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentClassification | nationality of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| healthChallenge | limited access to modern healthcare ⓘ |
| housingType | thatched round houses ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| landUse | forest fallow agriculture ⓘ |
| language | Majang language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Surmic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languagePhylum | Nilo-Saharan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | minority language in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature |
SOV basic word order
ⓘ
tone language ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwestern Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriagePattern | exogamous clans ⓘ |
| populationTrend | numerically small and vulnerable group ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicSector | subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous people of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| region |
Gambela Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South West Ethiopia Peoples Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Me’en
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mursi NERFINISHED ⓘ Surma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional animist beliefs ⓘ |
| secondaryEconomicSector | forest-based activities ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Majang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | segmentary lineage system ⓘ |
| traditionalCashActivity |
coffee collection
ⓘ
honey production ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
bananas
ⓘ
maize ⓘ sorghum ⓘ taro ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
hunting and gathering
ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| usesLanguageScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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