Habesha peoples
Ethnic or pan-ethnic identifier used to refer to Ethiopians and Eritreans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Habesha peoples (Ge'ez: ሐበሠተ; Amharic: ሐበሻ; Tigrinya: ሓበሻ; commonly used exonym: Abyssinians) is an ethnic or pan-ethnic identifier that has been historically employed to refer to Semitic-speaking and predominantly Oriental Orthodox Christian peoples found in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea between Asmara and Addis Ababa (i.e. the modern-day Amhara, Tigrayan, Tigrinya peoples) and this usage remains common today. The term is also used in varying degrees of inclusion and exclusion of other groups.
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Ethiopian Semitic languages | |
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Predominately: Oriental Orthodox Christianity Minorities: Sunni Islam, Protestant Christianity (P'ent'ay) and Judaism (Beta Israel) |
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