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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 ...
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Historically, the term "Habesha" represented the northern Ethiopian Highlands people. They were mostly Orthodox Tewahedo Christians. The Oromo and other ethnic groups, as well as Semitic-speaking Muslims, were considered the periphery. Its often refers to Semitic language -speaking peoples mainly found in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea.
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Learn about the unique culture and identity of Ethiopia and Eritrea, known as habesha, and the core values that shape their society. Explore the diversity, history, religion, language and ethnic relations of the region.
This chapter explores the ancient and modern claims of Ethiopian exceptionalism and the Habesha identity. It traces the historical and literary sources of the Habesha discourse and its engagement with outsiders.
Habesha is a term for three related ethnic groups in the Horn of Africa: Amhara, Tigray and Gurage. They speak Ethiopian Semitic languages and have a common cultural and historical heritage from the ancient kingdoms of D'MT and Aksum.
The Habesha link is a distinct difference between the Semitic based language speakers and Afro-centric languages found elsewhere in Ethiopia and Africa (Belcher, 2008). Almost immediately following the mass conversion to Christianity, all scriptures were translated into Ge’ez, the language of Aksum, and the basis for the Habesha languages (Belcher, 2008; Foakes-Jackson, 1924).
