DO WE HAVE any ETHIOPIAN ethnic expert? Who are the Sidamo?

[Grigori Rasputin]

Are the people in that state “Southern nationalities” a collection of Nilotic +Bantu nations ?

https://hiiraan.com/news4/2019/July...l_as_ethnic_group_seeks_breakaway_region.aspx

 

[BenInHer]

hunter gathers who are still practicing the old ways. most of the coffee beans resides in their region.

 

[The alchemist]

Sidamo is a Highland East Cushitic language. So the people speaking the language would naturally be of Cushitic origin.

 

[land owner]

Are the people in that state “Southern nationalities” a collection of Nilotic +Bantu nations ?

https://hiiraan.com/news4/2019/July...l_as_ethnic_group_seeks_breakaway_region.aspx

That area is a mix of cushitic, habesha and some omotics, there’s no bantus in Ethiopia btw

 

[amboli]

Are the people in that state “Southern nationalities” a collection of Nilotic +Bantu nations ?

https://hiiraan.com/news4/2019/July...l_as_ethnic_group_seeks_breakaway_region.aspx

They're world famous for their coffee. Especially the Yirgacheffe Sidamo variety

 

[Marsin]

That area is a mix of cushitic, habesha and some omotics, there’s no bantus in Ethiopia btw

Oh yes there is Bantus, plenty of them in somali region, they live in every community and atleast makes third majority in godey, qalaafe and along the shabelle river.

In Sidama
Before king menilik Sidamas were mostly muslims and had a strong islamic sultanate that existed for many years.
They were later defeated by menilik.
ever since then Sidamas have been under huge marginalization, so much that they changed their names to habesha names and even converting to christianity, mainly protestanism.
In modern times they have been waging rebellion against the government.

Their kingdoms were known for coffee by the way, its where the Ethiopian coffee is from.

 

[land owner]

Oh yes there is Bantus, plenty of them in somali region, they live in every community and atleast makes third majority in godey, qalaafe and along the shabelle river.

In Sidama
Before king menilik Sidamas were mostly muslims and had a strong islamic sultanate that existed for many years.
They were later defeated by menilik.
ever since then Sidamas have been under huge marginalization, so much that they changed their names to habesha names and even converting to christianity, mainly protestanism.
In modern times they have been waging rebellion against the government.

Their kingdoms were known for coffee by the way, its where the Ethiopian coffee is from.

Are you referring to these people?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rer_Bare_people

 

[Invader]

Are the people in that state “Southern nationalities” a collection of Nilotic +Bantu nations ?

https://hiiraan.com/news4/2019/July...l_as_ethnic_group_seeks_breakaway_region.aspx

Well you won’t see them in Djibouti only Oromos (Illegal Immigrants) and Xabashi (Legal Immigrants sometimes).

 

[AfranQallo]

Sidamas are a Cushitic speaking group who’ve mixed with the omotics living in the Hawasa area. A lot of Arsi Oromos are of Sidama Origin. Their clothing and dance are pretty identical.

Language wise, sounds like Oromo when spoken but words are not really understandable.

A good group of people.

 

[Marsin]

Are you referring to these people?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rer_Bare_people

Yes its them, we say "reer baar", i remember one of sspot member telling me that they were owned and brought to the Ogaden during ajuran kingdom and that they were working in plantations for them in Qalaafe region.
I’ve been once to qalaafe and there was huge presence of reer baar there.