Me’en people
E875817
The Me’en people are an indigenous ethnic group of southwestern Ethiopia, known for their Surmic language, agro-pastoral lifestyle, and rich oral traditions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedLanguageCode | men ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crop |
finger millet
ⓘ
maize ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Southwest Ethiopian cultural area ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
age-grade systems
ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ rich oral traditions ⓘ ritual songs ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cattle herding
ⓘ
crop cultivation ⓘ |
| environment |
savanna woodland
ⓘ
semi-mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| ethnicMinorityStatus | minority in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Surmic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOralLiterature |
epic narratives
ⓘ
myths ⓘ proverbs ⓘ ritual chants ⓘ |
| language | Me’en language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Nilo-Saharan languages
ⓘ
Surmic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livestock |
cattle
ⓘ
goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwestern Ethiopia ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Bench people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dizi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mursi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Suri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySubsistence | agro-pastoralism ⓘ |
| region |
Ethiopian Highlands foothills
ⓘ
Omo River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based structure ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomyType | subsistence economy ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | thatched round huts ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin script (for Me’en language, in modern contexts) ⓘ |
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