Tigre people
E97353
The Tigre people are a Cushitic-speaking ethnic group of the Horn of Africa, primarily pastoralist and Muslim, known for their rich oral traditions and presence mainly in western and northern Eritrea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tigre people canonical | 23 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
people of the Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| citizenshipMajority | Eritrean citizens ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Eritrea ⓘ |
| countryMinorityStatus | ethnic minority in Eritrea ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
heroic narratives
ⓘ
oral legal traditions ⓘ pastoralist customs ⓘ |
| customaryLaw | clan elders’ mediation ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Eritrea ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Gash-Barka Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Barka region of Eritrea
northern Eritrea ⓘ
surface form:
Sahel region of Eritrea
|
| language | Tigre language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Afroasiatic languages
ⓘ
Cushitic languages ⓘ |
| livelihood |
herding cattle
ⓘ
herding goats ⓘ herding sheep ⓘ limited rain-fed agriculture ⓘ |
| majorityReligion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | seasonal transhumance ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Beja people
ⓘ
Rashaida people ⓘ Tigray-Tigrinya people ⓘ
surface form:
Tigrinya people
|
| oralTradition |
epic songs
ⓘ
genealogical recitations ⓘ rich oral poetry ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
northern Eritrea
ⓘ
western Eritrea ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the nine recognized ethnic groups of Eritrea ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Afar people
ⓘ
Beja people ⓘ Saho people ⓘ Tigray-Tigrinya people ⓘ
surface form:
Tigrinya people
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousInstitution | local mosques ⓘ |
| religiousLawInfluence | Sharia-based customary law ⓘ |
| religiousPractice | Islamic festivals ⓘ |
| selfDesignationLanguage | Tigrayit ⓘ |
| subregion | Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | agro-pastoralism ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | pastoralism ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
call-and-response singing
ⓘ
lyre-based music ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionBeforeIslam | indigenous Cushitic beliefs ⓘ |
| traditionalSocialStructure |
clan-based organization
ⓘ
tribal confederations ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Geʽez script ⓘ |
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Western Eritrea