Saho people

E99905

Cushitic peoples ethnic group

The Saho people are a Cushitic-speaking ethnic group of the Horn of Africa, traditionally pastoralist and predominantly Muslim, living mainly in Eritrea and adjacent parts of Ethiopia.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cushitic peoples → ethnic group →
associatedCountryLanguagePolicy	Eritrea →
autonymLanguage	Saho →
climateZone	semi-arid →
continent	Africa →
country	Eritrea → Ethiopia NERFINISHED →
ethnicGroupOf	Horn of Africa →
ethnonym	Saho →
historicalRegion	Medri Bahri area →
languageBranch	Lowland East Cushitic languages →
languageFamily	Cushitic languages →
languageSpoken	Saho language →
livelihood	herding livestock → small-scale farming →
majorityReligionInEritrea	Islam →
marriagePattern	endogamy and exogamy depending on clan →
minorityStatus	ethnic minority in Ethiopia →
neighboringPeoples	Afar people → Beja people → Tigre people NERFINISHED → Tigrinya people →
oralTradition	strong →
partOf	Cushitic-speaking populations →
pastoralAnimalsHerded	camels → cattle → goats → sheep →
primaryLocation	Eritrea →
region	Northern Red Sea Region → Southern Region (Debub) → Tigray Region →
religion	Islam →
religionBranch	Sunni Islam →
religiousFestivalsObserved	Eid al-Adha → Eid al-Fitr →
religiousInstitution	mosque →
ritualSpecialists	Islamic scholars (ulama) →
secondaryLocation	Ethiopia →
socialOrganization	clan-based →
subgroupOf	Afroasiatic peoples →
traditionalEconomy	agro-pastoralism →
traditionalLifestyle	pastoralism →
traditionalReligionBeforeIslam	indigenous African beliefs →
writingSystemUsed	Geʽez script → Latin alphabet →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eritrea →	majorEthnicGroup