Habesha peoples
Habesha peoples (Ge'ez: ሐበሠተ; Amharic: ሀበሻ; Tigrinya: ሓበሻ; commonly used exonym: Abyssinians) is an ethnic or pan-ethnic identifier that has been historically employed to refer to Semitic language-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 peoples) and this usage remains common today. The term is also used in varying degrees of inclusion and exclusion of other groups.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 40+ million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Ethiopia | 37,500,000 |
| Eritrea | 2,500,000 |
| Languages | |
| Ethiopian Semitic languages | |
| Religion | |
| Predominately: Oriental Orthodox Christianity Minorities: Islam, Protestant Christianity (P'ent'ay) and Judaism (Beta Israel) | |
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