Shekacho people
E871798
The Shekacho people are an ethnic group indigenous to southwestern Ethiopia, known for their distinct language, culture, and traditions within the country’s diverse highland communities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ometo peoples | 1 |
| Shekacho people canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| countryOfficialName | Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | indigenous highland traditions of southwestern Ethiopia ⓘ |
| cultureArea | Ethiopian Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Omotic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDistinctCulture | true ⓘ |
| hasDistinctLanguage | true ⓘ |
| indigenousTo | southwestern Ethiopian highlands ⓘ |
| language | Shekkacho language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Afroasiatic languages ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Omotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minorityStatus | ethnic minority in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| nationalContext | multiethnic state of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| neighboringPeoples |
Bench people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kafa people NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheko people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
folktales
ⓘ
proverbs ⓘ songs ⓘ |
| partOf | Ethiopian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryResidenceType | rural communities ⓘ |
| region | southwestern Ethiopia ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | Shekacho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based structures ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
coffee
ⓘ
enset ⓘ maize ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| traditionalDance | communal circle dances ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | thatched houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic | drum-based music ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Ethiopic script (for some written materials) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ometo peoples