Harari people
Semitic-speaking ethnic group in the Horn of Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Harari people (Harari: ጌይ ኡሱኣች Gēy Usuach, "People of the City") are a Semitic-speaking ethnic group which inhabits the Horn of Africa. Members of this ethnic group traditionally reside in the walled city of Harar, simply called Gēy "the City" in Harari, situated in the Harari Region of eastern Ethiopia. They speak the Harari language, a member of the South Ethiopic grouping within the Semitic subfamily of the Afroasiatic languages.
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Total population | |
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estimated 200,000[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Ethiopia | 50,000-70,000 (Using 2021 Election Data and 2017 Census Projections)[2] |
Languages | |
Harari | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Argobba • Amhara • Gurage • Tigrayans • Tigrinya • Siltʼe • Zay • other Habesha peoples[3] |
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