The Sidama people of southern Ethiopia are an ethnic group whose homeland is in the Sidama Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. They number 2,966,474 (4.01% of the population) of whom 149,480 are urban inhabitants, the fifth most populous nation in Ethiopia. Their language is called Sidaamu-afoo, which according to the 1994 national census was the mother language of 99.5% of this ethnic group.

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  • Datei:Ethiopia-Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples. png Lage der Region der südlichen Nationen, Nationalitäten und Völker in Äthiopien; die Sidama-Zone liegt im Osten der Region Die Sidama oder Sidamo im engeren Sinn sind eine Volksgruppe, die im Südwesten Äthiopiens in der Sidama-Zone der Region der südlichen Nationen, Nationalitäten und Völker lebt. Ihre Sprache wird ebenfalls Sidama genannt und gehört zu den hochlandostkuschitischen Sprachen. Gemäß Volkszählung von 2007 leben in Äthiopien rund 2,9 Millionen Sidama. Sie machen 4,01 % der Gesamtbevölkerung aus und sind die fünftgrößte ethnische Gruppe des Landes. Fast 95 % von ihnen leben in ländlichen Gebieten. Darüber hinaus wurde „Sidama“ auch als Sammelbegriff für sämtliche Völker der kuschitischen Sprachgruppe in Äthiopien mit Ausnahme der Oromo, Somali und Afar gebraucht. Die Oromo verwendeten diese Bezeichnung für sämtliche anderen Volksgruppen, einschließlich Somali oder auch Amharen. Fast 85 % der Sidama leben von der Landwirtschaft. Ein wichtiges Grundnahrungsmittel ist das Bananengewächs Wesse, daneben werden noch andere Nahrungsmittel angebaut sowie Rinder gehalten. Als Einkommensquelle spielt der Kaffeeanbau eine wichtige Rolle. 2003 waren Sidama-Kaffeebauern infolge des Verfalls der Weltmarktpreise für Kaffee von Hunger betroffen. Die Einführung der neuen Verwaltungsgliederung Äthiopiens mit der Schaffung von ethnisch definierten Regionen hat das Verhältnis zwischen den Sidama und benachbarten Volksgruppen verändert. So kam es ab 1992 zu Konflikten mit den Guji-Oromo um das Gebiet von Wondo Genet; die bislang mit den Sidama verbündeten Guji näherten sich anderen Oromo-Gruppen an und wollten Wondo Genet der Region Oromia zuteilen, während es die Sidama in ihre Zone in der Region der südlichen Nationen, Nationalitäten und Völker (SNNPR) eingliedern wollten. Das Gebiet wurde schließlich größtenteils der SNNPR zugeschlagen. Oromo-Kinder in Wondo Genet werden seither in den Schulen auf Sidama unterrichtet, was weiterhin für Unmut bei den Oromo sorgt. Die Sidama schlossen sich im Zuge dieser Streitigkeiten mit den Hadiyya, Kambaata und Wolaytta zusammen, gegen die sie früher kämpften.
  • The Sidama people of southern Ethiopia are an ethnic group whose homeland is in the Sidama Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. They number 2,966,474 (4.01% of the population) of whom 149,480 are urban inhabitants, the fifth most populous nation in Ethiopia. Their language is called Sidaamu-afoo, which according to the 1994 national census was the mother language of 99.5% of this ethnic group. According to one authority, the majority of the Sidama practice their traditional beliefs, and only in the 1960s that European missionaries came to their region did any leave that faith. However, according to the 1994 national census, only 14.9% practice traditional beliefs while the majority (66.8%) are Protestant, 7.7% Muslim, 4.6% Catholic, and 2.3% practice Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity. The Sidama preserved their cultural heritage, including their traditional religion and language until the late 1880s during the conquest by Emperor Menelik II. Before this, the Sidama had their own well-established administrative systems that dated at least to the 9th century, though it was made up of a loose coalition of Sidama kingdoms. These kingdoms extended into the Gibe region. As a result of marginalization and since the language does not have its own alphabet, very little has been written on Sidama issues. Many were not able to attend school until after the Derg came to power in 1975. Today, the Sidama area has only a small number of schools, and inadequate health services, though primary education has increased recently. The people have repeatedly complained that Sidama doesn't have regional autonomy in the country and asked for the government to give the Sidama people their own region. There are several justifications for this argument. First, Sidama constitutes about 20% of the total population in the Southern region with a significant economic contribution to the central government. Second, the 40 smaller ethnic groups in the region belong to the three main socio-cultural and linguistic groups namely, Kushitic groups: Sidama, Alaba, Tambaro, Qewenna, Danta (Dubamo), Maraqo, Konso, Hadiya, Kambata; Omotic groups: Wolayta, Gamo, Gofa, Dawuro, Konta, etc, and Semitic group: Gurage. After the downfall of the Military regime in 1991, the Transitional Government endorsed five separate regions with in the current SNNPR region. These regions were established based on socio-cultural, linguistic and economic similiraties. They followed similar administrative arrangement made by the previous regime shortly before its downfall. Sidama, Gedeo and Burji belonged to one of the five independent regions with in the current SNNPR. However, those five regions were dissolved with out consultation with the peoples of the region. Third, proper administrative arrangement is essential for administrative efficacy, effective delivery of social and economic services and broader economic development. Those against autonomy argue that with the SNNPR being a condensed region with the most ethnic groups concentrated in a small territory, carving out boundaries that historically never existed and are often violently disputed between ethnicities in order to give autonomy to the more than 40 ethnic groups is virtually impossible. Nearly 95% of the Sidama live a life centered around agriculture. An important staple food is the wesse plant, or Ensete. Other crops are also grown and they breed cattle. Perhaps the most important source of income is coffee, and the area is a major contributor to Coffee production in Ethiopia, producing a high percentage of export coffee for the central government, second only to the Oromia region. The Sidama farmers have been affected by hunger caused by declining world market prices for coffee, despite supplying the popular coffee chain Starbucks with the majority of their coffee products from the region.
  • Los sidama son una etnia de Etiopía que habita el estado de Naciones, Nacionalidades y Pueblos del Sur. Se caracteriza por la lengua que utiliza, el sidamo, que pertenece a la rama de las lenguas cusitas (que pertenece a la rama de las lenguas afroasiáticas). Alrededor de 2.439.000 personas pertenecen a esta etnia.
  • Sidama è il nome della tribù più numerosa del Sud dell'Etiopia, cui corrisponde una divisione amministrativa nella regione delle Nazioni, Nazionalità e Popoli del Sud. La lingua parlata è il Sidamigna.
  • Сидамо - группа народов, проживающих на юго-западе Эфиопии.
  • Les Sidamas (ou Sadama ou Sidamo) sont un peuple vivant dans le sud-ouest de l'Éthiopie, dans l'ancienne province de Sidamo, et désormais surtout dans la Région des nations, nationalités et peuples du Sud. Selon le recensement de 1994, les Sidamas représentaient 3,5% de la population éthiopienne, soit personnes.
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  • Los sidama son una etnia de Etiopía que habita el estado de Naciones, Nacionalidades y Pueblos del Sur. Se caracteriza por la lengua que utiliza, el sidamo, que pertenece a la rama de las lenguas cusitas (que pertenece a la rama de las lenguas afroasiáticas). Alrededor de 2.439.000 personas pertenecen a esta etnia.
  • Sidama è il nome della tribù più numerosa del Sud dell'Etiopia, cui corrisponde una divisione amministrativa nella regione delle Nazioni, Nazionalità e Popoli del Sud. La lingua parlata è il Sidamigna.
  • Сидамо - группа народов, проживающих на юго-западе Эфиопии.
  • Datei:Ethiopia-Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples. png Lage der Region der südlichen Nationen, Nationalitäten und Völker in Äthiopien; die Sidama-Zone liegt im Osten der Region Die Sidama oder Sidamo im engeren Sinn sind eine Volksgruppe, die im Südwesten Äthiopiens in der Sidama-Zone der Region der südlichen Nationen, Nationalitäten und Völker lebt. Ihre Sprache wird ebenfalls Sidama genannt und gehört zu den hochlandostkuschitischen Sprachen.
  • The Sidama people of southern Ethiopia are an ethnic group whose homeland is in the Sidama Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. They number 2,966,474 (4.01% of the population) of whom 149,480 are urban inhabitants, the fifth most populous nation in Ethiopia. Their language is called Sidaamu-afoo, which according to the 1994 national census was the mother language of 99.5% of this ethnic group.
  • Les Sidamas (ou Sadama ou Sidamo) sont un peuple vivant dans le sud-ouest de l'Éthiopie, dans l'ancienne province de Sidamo, et désormais surtout dans la Région des nations, nationalités et peuples du Sud. Selon le recensement de 1994, les Sidamas représentaient 3,5% de la population éthiopienne, soit personnes.
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  • Sidama (Volk)
  • Pueblo sidama
  • Sidama
  • Sidama people
  • Sidamas
  • Сидамо
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