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.

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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)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sheka Zone hasEthnicGroup Shekacho people
Omotic peoples hasSubgroup Shekacho people
this entity surface form: Ometo peoples