The Amhara are a Semitic-language-speaking ethnic group of the Ethiopian highlands, historically the dominant group in the Ethiopian imperial state and the source of Amharic, Ethiopia's long-standing administrative and literary language. Amhara society is historically Ethiopian Orthodox Christian, organized around highland plow-agriculture villages and a hierarchical land-tenure and church-parish structure. Amhara political and cultural dominance within the historical Ethiopian empire is a genuinely debated topic in Ethiopian scholarship, contested particularly by Oromo and other nationalist historiographies. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Group TypeSourced to the subject's own account Typical RegionSourced to the subject's own accountHorn of Africa (northern and central Ethiopia) 1 Primary LanguageSourced to the subject's own account Subsistence ModeSourced to the subject's own accountHistorically settled plow agriculture (cereal cultivation, notably teff) in the Ethiopian highlands. 1 Disputed
Population Estimateapproximately 20 to 30 million 1 Sourced to the subject's own accountEthiopian census figures on ethnicity are politically contested; the most recent full national census was conducted in 2007, so more recent totals are projections rather than direct counts. Sources
1. Wikipedia: Amhara
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Amharas are a Semitic-speaking ethnic group indigenous to Ethiopia in the Horn of Africa, traditionally inhabiting parts of the northwest Highlands of Ethiopia, particularly the Amhara Region.
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