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For the list of ethnic groups officially recognized by theGovernment of Ethiopia,seeList of ethnic groups in Ethiopia.
Ethiopians
Total population
Regions with significant populations
Ethiopia
Saudi Arabia750,000(Ethiopian-born)[1]
United States460,000[2]
UAE200,000[3]
Israel155,300[4]
United Kingdom90,000[5]
Sudan73,000refugees[6]
South Africa44,891(Ethiopian-born)[7]
Canada44,065[8]
Kenya36,889(Ethiopian-born)[7]
Lebanon30,000[2]
Sweden23,363[9]
Germany20,465[10]
Australia19,349[11][12]
South Sudan12,786(Ethiopian-born)[7]
Norway12,380[13]
Djibouti12,323(Ethiopian-born)[7]
Netherlands9,451(Ethiopian-born)[7]
France8,675(Ethiopian-born)[7]
Italy6,424(Ethiopian-born)[14]
Yemen5,740(Ethiopian-born)[7]
Switzerland5,211(Ethiopian-born)[7]
Spain3,713(Ethiopian-born)[7]
Kuwait3,595(Ethiopian-born)[7]
Greece2,420(Ethiopian-born)[7]
Finland2,366(Ethiopian-born)[7]
Denmark2,136(Ethiopian-born)[7]
Somalia2,079(Ethiopian-born)[7]
Libya1,831(Ethiopian-born)[7]
Qatar1,667(Ethiopian-born)[7]
Egypt1,457(Ethiopian-born)[7]
Austria1,276(Ethiopian-born)[7]
New Zealand1,187(Ethiopian-born)[7]
Belgium1,143(Ethiopian-born)[7]
Uganda1,070(Ethiopian-born)[7]
Languages
Amharic,Oromo,Somali,Tigrinya,Wolaytta,Gurage,Sidamoand otherLanguages of Ethiopia
Religion
Christian60.9% - Predominantly Oriental Orthodox (Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church),Muslim35.6%,Traditional2.6%.Jewish1%[15]
Related ethnic groups
Eritreans,Djiboutians,Somalis,otherHorn Africans,and otherAfro-AsiaticandNilo-Saharanpopulations.

Ethiopiansare the native inhabitants ofEthiopia,as well as the globaldiasporaof Ethiopia. Ethiopians constituteseveral component ethnic groups,many of which are closely related to ethnic groups in neighboringEritreaand other parts of theHorn of Africa.

The first documented use of the name "Ethiopia" from Greek nameΑἰθίοψ,Aithíopswas in the 4th century during the reign ofAksumitekingEzana.There were three ethnolinguistic groups in theKingdom of Aksum;Semitic,Cushitic,andNilo-Saharan(ancestors of the modern-dayKunamaandNara). The Kingdom of Aksum remained a geopolitically influential entity until thepillageof its capital — also namedAxum— in the 10th century byQueen Gudit.Nevertheless, the core Aksumite civilization was preserved and continued into the successiveZagwe dynasty.By this time, new ethnic groups emerged – theTigrayansandAmharas.During theSolomonic period,the latter established major political and cultural influence in theHorn of Africa. In theLate Middle Ages,Muslim states were established, including theSultanate of Ifat,and its successor theAdal Sultanate.Discontent with territory and religious dominance led tointense warbetween theEthiopian Empire,the Christian state, (consisting of the Amhara, Tigrayan,Soddo Gurage,andAgawethnic groups) and the Muslim state Adal Sultanate (consisting ofSemiticspeakingHarariformally known as theHarla people,and theArgobba). During the 1600s, there werelarge-scale migrationsof theOromofrom the south into the highlands and also alongside theSomaliinto Adal or what was known as "Hararghe"(land of the Hararis).

A period of stability and peace continued through theGondarine periodin 16th and 17th century, but Ethiopia was divided into de factoautonomous regionsin the mid-18th century. During this time, Ethiopia was nominally ruled by anEmperorwho functioned as apuppet monarchof various regional lords and noblemen. This era was known as theZemene Mesafintor "Era of the Princes". EmperorTewodros IImanaged to unify the decentralized Ethiopian Empire in 1855 and inaugurated a process of modernization that continued into successive regimes, resurrecting the empire as a regional power.

In the late 19th-century during the reign ofMenelik II,against the backdrop of theScramble for Africa,the notion of Ethiopian national integrity was strengthened by Italian efforts at colonization. The Italian invasion engendered a formidable national resistance, culminating in theBattle of Adwain 1896 which resulted in a major Ethiopian victory against the Italians. The resultingTreaty of Addis Ababaended theItalo-Ethiopian War,and along with the nation's contemporaneous territorial expansion, largely established the modern-day boundaries of Ethiopia.

Present-day Ethiopia has a diverse population with many different languages and ethnic groups. Ethiopians speakAfro-Asiatic languages(Semitic,Cushitic,andOmotic) andNilo-Saharan languages.TheOromo,Amhara,SomaliandTigrayansmake up more than three-quarters (75%) of the population, but there are more than 80 different ethnic groups within Ethiopia. Some of these have as few as 10,000 members.

History

See also:History of EthiopiaandDemographics of Ethiopia

Prehistory

Archaeologist found remains of early hominins, one of the most specimen wasAustralopithecus afarensis,also called "Lucy", which was discovered in the country'sAwash Valley,so-calledHadarin 1974. It is estimated to be 3.5 million years old. In October 2015, scientists found a 4,500 years ago lived man calledMotain a cave in southern central Ethiopia. Atypical to Euroasians, which were believed reached the region after him,Mota's genetic variants was not as "light-colored eye or skin", resembles the modernAaritribes that live in the southern area of the country. Another research suggests that Euroasians arrived in the region resembles modern-daySardinians,or likelyLBK cultureof antiquity.[16]By proofingMotahas no European genome, archeologist theorized theNear Eastpopulation migrated to Africa in 3,000 years ago.[17]Other evidence concluded that Eurasian population made significant contribution as a result of back migration between 1,500 and 3,500 years ago.Nilo-Saharan peoplesdo not exhibit this genetic similarity; instead, their DNA shows evidence of more recent admixture (less than 1200 years ago) with other African peoples.[18]It was thought thatHamitic peoplefromAsia Minorhad migrated before Semitic Arabian people in the 7th century BC.[19]In 1933,G.W.B Huntingfordproposed a theory ofAzanian civilizationcould existed inKenya,and northernTanzania,between theStone AgeandIslamic period.It was supposed that these people evicted from Ethiopia andSomaliaby Muslim invasion to southern region in present-day Kenya and Tanzania where perished around 14th- and 15th-century.[20]

About 7000 BC,Afro-Asiatic-speaking population namelyCushiticandOmotic-speakingpeople grouped in the present day of Ethiopia after which diversification thrived in the area and allowed the other local groups, theAgaws,Somali,Oromo,and numerous Omotic-speaking groups to unify. Originally a hunter gatherers, those people began domesticating indigenous plants thereafter, including the grassesteff,eleusine,enset,root crop, and domestication of cattles and other animals to fill agricultural livelihoods that still contemporary followed. By the late first millennium BC, the Agaws occupied the northern Ethiopian region, as theSidamooccupied the central and southern parts of Ethiopia, making inauguralhistorical development of Ethiopia.[21]

Afro-Asiatic languages were present in Africa and the Middle East by the eighth to sixth millennium BCE. This language family includes various modern and extinct African and Asian languages such as Oromo, Somali, Egyptian, Berber, Hausa, Hebrew, Arabic, Aramaic, and Akkadian. Ge'ez was developed around sixth century BCE and evident by inscriptions of contemporary kingdom of D'mt.[22]The language dominance was eclipsed by 1000 AD, but the highland inhabitants used it as written scholar and liturgical language between 300s and 1800s.[23]

Antiquity

See also:Kingdom of Aksum

In 980 BCE,Dʿmtwas established in present-dayEritreaand theTigray Regionof Ethiopia, straddlingSouth Arabiain present-day ofYemen.This polity's capital was located atYeha,in what is now northern Ethiopia. Most modern historians consider this civilization to be a native Ethiopian one, although in earlier times many suggested it wasSabaean-influenced because of the latter's hegemony of the Red Sea.[24]

Other scholars regard Dʿmt as the result of a union of Afroasiatic-speaking cultures of the Cushitic and Semitic branches; namely, localAgaw peoplesand Sabaeans from Southern Arabia. However,Ge'ez,the ancient Semitic language of Ethiopia, is thought to have developed independently from theSabaean language,one of theSouth Semitic languages.As early as 2000 BCE, other Semitic speakers were living in Ethiopia and Eritrea where Ge'ez developed.[25][26]Sabaean influence is now thought to have been minor, limited to a few localities, and disappearing after a few decades or a century. It may have been a trading or military colony in alliance with the Ethiopian civilization of Dʿmt or some other proto-Axumite state.[24]Politically integrated, theKingdom of Aksumwas emerged independently from at least 100 BC, and its civilization grew from 1st century AD. The kingdom dominated theRed Sea,the Northeast Africa in the present location between northern Ethiopia (Tigray Region), easternSudan,Eritrea,South Arabia.It was by far powerful empire and trading nation betweenRoman EmpireandIndia.The Aksumitelingua francawasGreekevolved fromHellenistic periodin 330–305 BC[citation needed]and officially adopted in the first century. It was soon replaced byGe'ezin the 4th century. Politically and culturally influenced partially withByzantine Empire,the Aksumite achieved major historical grounds,Orthodox TewahedoChristianity introduced and has been state religion in the early 4th century, construction of stone-fitted palace and public buildings, and erection of large obelisks around the capital Axum. These all are milestones that culminate in the rise ofEthiopian identitywhere the Greek exonym "Ethiopians" came to use by the kingdom under kingEzana's reign in the 4th century.[27][21]The first century BCE Greek historianDiodorus Siculusclaimed the Ethiopian nativity as "true natives", "most pious and righteous" in his record. This assertion resonated by locality of declaring themselves a "Habesha people".[28]His record expounded the nature of Ethiopians, including highly proselytizing to neighboring Egypt. He denoted these people locating in the place superimposed by Nubia and Meroë, connected to the Nile river, having distinct rainy season and wonderful lake.[29]

Middle Ages

Main article:Ethiopia in the Middle Ages
TheZagwe dynastyand its neighbors circa 1200 AD. During its three centuries rule, the Zagwe facilitated an interaction with surrounding non-Christian polities.[30]

The kingdom enlarged its territory by the half of 4th century after conquering neighbor cityMeroëin 330, and entered "Golden Age" for the next three centuries. Aksum's power began declining at time ofIslamic Golden Age,where they frequently countered intrusions by Arab Muslims in theSouth Arabiaprotectorate (modernYemen), making them to evicted more in the southern of Agaw population. In 10th century, the kingdom ultimately collapsed followed by pillage byQueen Gudit,after execution of Christians and orderedarsonin church. While Aksum's existence extinguished, the follow-upkingdom of Zagwelikely of a continuation of its civilization and revival of Christianity, and a new multi-ethnic empire-state was formed in title of "king of kings".

The successful integration of Agaw andSemiticgroups in the north prolonged over millennium and eventually formsTigrayansandAmhara people.The Zagwe kingdom capital, relocated toLalibela,and sparked a new cultural life. The most notable churches in this period was constructed with uniquerock-hewn architecture.A dominant group, Amhara, continues to expand its territory in so-calledSolomonic periodafter the downfall of Zagwe in 1270, and by the late 13th century, they reached to southern Shewa. Since then, centralized military unit was buildup while frequently engaged war with Sidama kingdom in the west and Muslim population to the east.

One of the most important era for Christian and Muslim insight, and the resultant of religious war was in the mid-16th century ofEthiopian–Adal War,involving the Amhara, Tigrayan and Agaw force allied to theEthiopian Empire(Abyssinia) and the Muslim states composed mostly ofHarariand Somali people, together forms theAdal Sultanate.TheOromo peopleadditionally took an advantage of the war and occupied much the northern highland zone of the Amhara empire in theOromo migrations.[21]

Early modern period

See also:Zemene MesafintandBattle of Adwa

The Oromo remained predominantly pastoral life who dominated the Amhara empire of Abyssinia for the rest of era. A blossom life continued throughout early modern period with the founding of capitalGondarin the early 18th century, by EmperorFasilides,commencing a "Gondarine period".

EmperorTewodros IIbrought a reunification of Ethiopian state after the decentralizedZemene Mesafintera

Between 1769 and 1855, Ethiopia experienced a period of isolation referred to as theZemene Mesafintor "Age of Princes". The Emperors became figureheads, controlled by regional lords and noblemen likeRasMikael SehulofTigray,RasWolde Selassieof Tigray, and by theYejju Oromo dynastyof theWara Sheh,such asRasGugsa of Yejju.Prior to the Zemene Mesafint, EmperorIyoas Ihad introduced the Oromo language (Afaan Oromo) at court, instead of Amharic.[31][32]In 1855, EmperorTewodros IIsought to establish permanent Ethiopian border by solidifying the Shewan kingdoms. Tewodros II is often credited with being the preliminary figure of modern Ethiopian history but his reign ended prematurely when he committed suicide during theBritish Expedition to Abyssinia.

EmperorMenelik IIatBattle of Adwa.The battle considered to be the basis of Ethiopian nationalism against European colonial powers

EmperorMenelik IIdone major reformations to the country by the late 1890s: under his reign, Menelik extensively conquered the rest of kingdoms nearby region, while annexing theTigray Province,ultimately formed the modern border of Ethiopia. His reign brought sharp solidification of the current Ethiopian national identity. TheBattle of Adwawas a 1896colonial resistancebattle between the Ethiopian Empire led by Menelik andKingdom of Italyled by GeneralOreste Baratieri,involving respective 100,000 and 17,700 troops,[33]where Ethiopian armies decisively defeated them and secured sovereignty.[21]The battle became signature national pride among Ethiopians, and beyond forPan-Africanism.TheTreaty of Addis Ababa(1896) settled an end ofItalo-Ethiopian War,and modern border of Ethiopia was created as a background of ceased foreign external pressure against the sovereignty of Ethiopia. Ethiopia, along withLiberia,became the only independent African survivors against theEuropean colonization.[34]

Current era

See also:Ethnic discrimination in Ethiopia
Flag of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, since 1995. The star insignia indicates equality between nationalities of Ethiopia.[35]

An Italian occupation of Ethiopia followingSecond Italo-Ethiopian Warbrought legacy of ethnic marginalization of major ethnic groups: the Oromos, Amharas, Tigrayans, and Somalis. Ethiopia underwent series civil clashes under communist military juntaDerg.Ethnic nationalismand similar policies implemented by theEthiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front(EPRDF), which brought Ethiopia toethnic federalist statesince 1995, which was aimed to reduce internal ethnic conflicts and grantfreedom of choicewithin every ethnic groups although, Ethiopia then faced moreprolong internal conflicts and ethnic clashesin the 21st-century.[36]

Ethnicity

Further information:List of ethnic groups in Ethiopia
Amhara people
Tigrayans
This photo represents the varieties of dressing and hairstyle of the Oromo culture. the kid sitting in front of the group dressed Guji Oromo clothes. the four girls at the back from left to right, dressed Harar, Kamise, Borena and Showa styles and all are Oromo style
Oromo people
People inHarar

Major ethnic groups

List

Ethnic
group 		Language
family 		Census
(1994)[39] 		Census
(2007)[38][40]
Number % Number %
Aari Omotic 155,002 0.29 289,835 0.39
Afar Afro-Asiatic 979,367 1.84 1,276,374 1.73
Agaw-Awi Afro-Asiatic 397,491 0.75 631,565 0.85
Agaw-Hamyra Afro-Asiatic 158,231 0.30 267,851 0.36
Alaba Afro-Asiatic 125,900 0.24 233,299 0.32
Amhara Afro-Asiatic 16,007,933 30.13 19,878,199 26.95
Anuak Nilotic 45,665 0.09 85,909 0.12
Arbore Afro-Asiatic 6,559 0.01 6,840 0.01
Argobba Afro-Asiatic 62,831 0.12 140,134 0.19
Bacha Nilo-Saharan 2,632 < 0.01
Basketo Omotic 51,097 0.10 78,284 0.11
Bench Omotic 173,123 0.33 353,526 0.48
Berta Nilo-Saharan 183,259 0.25
Bodi Nilo-Saharan 4,686 0.01 6,994 0.01
Brayle ???? 5,002 0.01
Burji Afro-Asiatic 46,565 0.09 71,871 0.10
Bena ???? 27,022 0.04
Beta Israel Afro-Asiatic 2,321 <0.01
Chara Omotic 6,984 0.01 13,210 0.02
Daasanach Afro-Asiatic 32,099 0.06 48,067 0.07
Dawro Omotic 331,483 0.62 543,148 0.74
Debase/ Gawwada Afro-Asiatic 33,971 0.06 68,600 0.09
Dirashe Afro-Asiatic 30,081 0.04
Dime Omotic 6,197 0.01 891 <0.01
Dizi Omotic 21,894 0.04 36,380 0.05
Donga Afro-Asiatic 35,166 0.05
Fedashe ???? 7,323, 0.01 3,448 < 0.01
Gamo Omotic 719,847 1.35 1,107,163 1.50
Gebato ???? 75 <0.01 1,502 < 0.01
Gedeo Afro-Asiatic 639,905 1.20 986,977 1.34
Gedicho ???? 5,483 0.01
Gidole Afro-Asiatic 54,354 0.10 41,100 0.06
Goffa Omotic 241,530 0.45 363,009 0.49
Gumuz Nilo-Saharan 121,487 0.23 159,418 0.22
Gurage Afro-Asiatic 2,290,274 4.31 1,867,377 2.53
Silt'e Afro-Asiatic 940,766 1.27
Hadiya Afro-Asiatic 927,933 1.75 1,269,382 1.72
Hamar Omotic 42,466 0.08 46,532 0.06
Harari Afro-Asiatic 200,000 0.04 246,000 0.04
Irob Afro-Asiatic 33,372 0.05
Kafficho Omotic 599,188 1.13 870,213 1.18
Kambaata Afro-Asiatic 499,825 0.94 630,236 0.85
Konta Omotic 83,607 0.11
Komo Nilo-Saharan 1,526 <0.01 7,795 0.01
Konso Afro-Asiatic 153,419 0.29 250,430 0.34
Koore Omotic 107,595 0.20 156,983 0.21
Kontoma Afro-Asiatic 0.4 48,543 0.05
Kunama Nilo-Saharan 2,007 <0.01 4,860 0.01
Karo Omotic 1,464 < 0.01
Kusumie ???? 7,470 0.01
Kwegu Nilo-Saharan 4,407 0.01
Male Omotic 46,458 0.09 98,114 0.13
Mao Omotic 16,236 0.03 43,535 0.06
Mareqo Afro-Asiatic[41] 38,096 0.07 64,381 0.09
Mashola Afro-Asiatic 10,458 0.01
Mere people ???? 14,298 0.02
Me'en Nilo-Saharan 52,815 0.10 151,489 0.20
Messengo ???? 15,341 0.03 10,964 0.01
Majangir Nilo-Saharan 21,959 0.03
Mossiye Afro-Asiatic 9,207 0.02 19,698 0.03
Murle Nilo-Saharan 1,469 < 0.01
Mursi Nilo-Saharan 3,258 0.01 7,500 0.01
Nao Omotic 4,005 0.01 9,829 0.01
Nuer Nilotic 64,534 0.12 147,672 0.20
Nyangatom Nilotic 14,201 0.03 25,252 0.03
O[16]romo Afro-Asiatic 21,080,318 32.15 25,489,024 34.49
Oyda Omotic 14,075 0.03 45,149 0.06
Qebena Afro-Asiatic[42] 35,072 0.07 52,712 0.07
Qechem ???? 2,740 0.01 2,585 < 0.01
Qewama ???? 141 <0.01 298 < 0.01
She Omotic 13,290 0.03 320 < 0.01
Shekecho Omotic 53,897 0.10 77,678 0.11
Sheko Omotic 23,785 0.04 37,573 0.05
Shinasha Omotic 32,698 0.06 52,637 0.07
Shita/Upo Nilo-Saharan 307 <0.01 1,602 < 0.01
Sidama Afro-Asiatic 1,842,314 3.47 2,966,474 4.01
Somali Afro-Asiatic 3,285,266 6.18 4,581,794 6.21
Surma Nilo-Saharan 19,632 0.04 27,886 0.04
Tigrinya[43] Afro-Asiatic 3,284,568 6.18 4,483,892 6.07
Tembaro ???? 86,510 0.16 98,621 0.13
Tsamai Afro-Asiatic 9,702 0.02 20,046 0.03
Welayta Omotic 1,269,216 2.39 1,707,079 2.31
Werji Afro-Asiatic 20,536 0.04 13,232 0.02
Yem Omotic 165,184 0.31 160,447 0.22
Zeyese Omotic 10,842 0.02 17,884 0.02
Zelmam Nilo-Saharan 2,704 < 0.01
Other/unknown 155,972 0.29 178,799 0.24
Somalian(SomalisofSomalia) 200,227 0.9
Sudanese 2,035 <0.01 10,333 0.01
Eritrean(Ethiopian people of Eritrean descent) 61,857 0.12 9,736 0.01
Kenyan 134 <0.01 737 <0.01
Djiboutian 367 <0.01 733 <0.01
Other foreigners 15,550 0.02
Total 53,132,276 73,750,932

Ethiopian diaspora

Languages

Main article:Languages of Ethiopia

Until thefall of the Derg,Amharicserved as the sole official language in government administration, courts, church and even in primary school instruction; although in the 17th century during theZemene Mesafintunder the rule of theWarasek dynasty,theOromo languagedid serve as the official language of theEthiopian Empire'sroyal court.[44]After 1991, Amharic has been replaced in many areas by other official government languages such asOromo,SomaliandTigrinya.[45]Englishis the most widely spoken foreign language and is taught in all secondary schools.

According to the 2007 Ethiopian census and the CIA World Fact Book, the largestfirst languagesare:Oromo24,929,567 speakers or 33.8% of the total population;Amharic21,631,370 or 29.3% (federal working language);Somali4,609,274 or 6.2%;Tigrinya4,324,476 or 5.9%;Sidamo4,981,471 or 4%;Wolaytta1,627,784 or 2.2%;Gurage1,481,783 or 2%; andAfar1,281,278 or 1.7%.[37][46]Widely-spoken foreign languages includeArabic,English(major foreign language taught in schools), andItalian(spoken by an Italian minority).[37]

Religion

According to the CIA Factbook the religious demography of Ethiopia is as follows; Ethiopian Orthodox 43.8%, Muslim 31.3%, Protestant 22.8%, Catholic 0.7%, traditional 0.6%, and other 0.8%.[37]

Diaspora

Main article:Ethiopian diaspora

The largestdiasporacommunity is found in the United States. According to theU.S. Census Bureau,[47]250,000Ethiopian immigrantslived in the United States as of 2008. An additional 30,000 U.S.-born citizens reported Ethiopian ancestry.[48]According to Aaron Matteo Terrazas, "if the descendants of Ethiopian-born migrants (the second generation and up) are included, the estimates range upwards of 460,000 in the United States (of which approximately 350,000 are in theWashington, DC Metropolitan Area;96,000 inLos Angeles;and 10,000 in New York). "[2]

A large Ethiopian community is also found in Israel, whereEthiopiansmake up almost 1.9% of the population.[citation needed]Almost the entire community are members of theBeta Israelcommunity. There are also large number of Ethiopian emigrants inSaudi Arabia,Italy,Lebanon,United Kingdom,Canada,SwedenandAustralia.[citation needed].

Genetic studies

See also:Genetic history of Africa

Autosomal DNA

See also:Eurasian backflow

Wilson et al. (2001), conducted a DNA study based on cluster analysis that looked at a combined sample ofAmharaandOromo,examining a single enzyme variant:drug metabolizing enzyme(DME) loci. They found that 62% of Ethiopians fall into the same cluster ofAshkenazi Jews,NorwegiansandArmeniansbased on that gene, and only 24% of Ethiopians cluster withBantusand Afro-Caribbeans, 8% withPapua New Guineans,and 6% withChinese.[49]

An investigation by Tishkoff et al. (2009) identified fourteen ancestral population clusters which correlate with self-described ethnicity and shared cultural and/or linguistic properties within Africa, in what was the largest autosomal study of the continent at the time.[failed verification][50]The Burji, Konso and Beta Israel were sampled from Ethiopia. The Afroasiatic speaking Ethiopians sampled were cumulatively (Fig.5B) found to belong to: 71% in the "Cushitic" cluster, 6% in the "Saharan/Dogon" cluster, 5% in the "Niger Kordofanian" cluster, 3% each in the "Nilo-Saharan" and "Chadic Saharan" cluster, while the balance (12%) of their assignment was distributed among the remnant (9) Associated Ancestral Clusters (AAC's) found in Sub-Saharan Africa.[51]The "Cushitic" cluster was also deemed "closest to the non-African AACs, consistent with an East African migration of modern humans out of Africa or a back-migration of non-Africans into Saharan areas and Eastern Africa."[52]

Other studies conducted on Ethiopians belonging to Semitic and Cushitic ethnic groups mostly from the north of the country (Oromo, Amhara, Tigray, and Gurage), estimate approximately 40% of their autosomal ancestry to be derived from an ancient "non-African" back-migration from the Near East and about 60% to be of native African origin (from a population indigenous or "autochthonous" to the Horn of Africa).[53][54]Pickrell et al. (2014) found that the West Eurasian ancestry peaks in the Amhara and Tigrayans at 49% and 50%, respectively.[55]Walsh, Sandra et al. (2020) which sampled 119 genome-wide-samples of Ethiopian populations similarly outlined the proportion ofWest Asian ancestry,their data showed that: “The masked West Asian component measures the proportion of West Asian ancestry in each population. The Amhara and Oromo populations have the highest amount (54 and 51%, respectively), Wolayta and Somali show 43 and 44%, respectively, while in contrast the Gumuz show the low amount of 0.7%. These values agree with previous estimates."[56]

In characterizing the ancestry, Pagani, Luca et al. (2012) noted this non-African component is estimated to have entered the Horn of Africa roughly ~3,000 years ago, and was found to be similar to the populations in theLevant.The paper goes on to say that this coincides with the introduction of Ethio-Semitic languages into the region.[57]Gallego Llorente, M et al. (2015) similarly discovered extensive admixture in Eastern Africa from a population closely related to early Neolithic farmers from the Near-East/Anatolia.[58]

An entry by Hodgson et al. (2014) found a distinct African ancestral component in Afro-Asiatic populations in the Horn (dubbed "Ethiopic" ), as well as a distinct non-African Western Eurasian component (dubbed "Ethio-Somali" ),[59]that is most likely pre-agricultural. Their data also revealed Nilo-Saharan ancestry in Afro-Asiatic populations, and "Ethiopic" ancestry in Nilo-Saharan populations, suggesting an intricate history of contact in the region. However, the Ethiopian Nilo-Saharan groups and theendogamousAari blacksmithcastewere found to have little to no Eurasian admixture.[60]Aari blacksmiths may descend from the "Ethiopic" hunter-gatherers who were assimilated as other populations expanded into the region, or they may be a subset of a single population recently marginalized for their occupation.[57][54][61]According to Hollfelder et al. (2017): "TheNilotic populationshave stayed largely un-admixed, which appears to be the case in Ethiopia too, where a similar observation has been made for the Gumuz, an Ethiopian Nilotic population that is genetically similar to South Sudan Nilotes. Northeast African Nilotes showed some distinction from an ancient Ethiopian individual (Mota, found in the Mota Cave in the southern Ethiopian highlands), which suggests population structure between northeast and eastern Africa already 4,500 years ago. The modern-day Nilotic groups are likely direct descendants of past populations living in northeast Africa many thousands of years ago. "[62]

López, Saioa et al. (2021) found that when comparing Ethiopians to external populations only, Nilo-Saharan speakers (as well as the Chabu, Dassanech, and Karo) in the southwest shared more recent ancestry with Bantu and Nilotic speakers, while Afro-Asiatic speakers in the northeast shared more recent ancestry with Egyptians and other West Eurasians. Overall, the study revealed that groups belonging to the Cushitic, Omotic, and Semitic branches of Afro-Asiatic in the region, still showed high genetic similarity to each other on average.[61]

Paternal lineages

Y DNA Haplogroups of Ethiopia alt text
Y DNA Haplogroups of Ethiopia[63][64][65][66][67]

A composite look at most YDNA studies done so far[64][65][63][66][67] reveals that, out of a total of 459 males sampled from Ethiopia, approximately 58% of Y-chromosome haplotypes were found to belong toHaplogroup E,of which 71% (41% of total) were characterized by one of its further downstream sub lineage known asE1b1b,while the remainder were mostly characterized byHaplogroup E1b1(x E1b1b,E1b1a),and to a lesser extentHaplogroup E2.With respect toE1b1b,some studies have found that it exists at its highest level among the Oromo, where it represented 62.8% of the haplotypes, while it was found at 35.4% among the Amhara,[65]other studies however have found an almost equal representation of Haplogroup E1b1b at approximately 57% in both the Oromo and the Amhara.[68]The haplogroup (as its predecessor E1b1) is thought to have originated somewhere in theHorn of Africa.About one half of E1b1b found in Ethiopia is further characterized by theE1b1b1a (M78)clade, which arose later in northeast Africa (Egypt/Libya) and then subsequently back-migrated to eastern Africa.[69]

Haplogroup Jhas been found at a frequency of approximately 18% in Ethiopians, but with a much higher prevalence among the Amhara, where it has been found to exist at levels as high as 35%, of which about 94% (17% of total) is of the type J1, while 6% (1% of total) is of J2 type.[70]On the other hand, 26% of the individuals sampled in theArsicontrol portion by Moran et al. (2004) were also found to belong to Haplogroup J.[66]

Another fairly prevalent lineage in Ethiopia belongs toHaplogroup A,occurring at a frequency of about 17% within Ethiopia, it is almost all characterized by its downstream sub lineage of A3b2 (M13). Restricted to Africa, and mostly found along theRift Valleyfrom Ethiopia toCape Town,Haplogroup Arepresents the deepest branch in the Human Y- Chromosome phylogeny.[71]

Finally,Haplogroup Twas found at approximately 4% andHaplogroup Bat approximately 3%, which make up the remainder of the Y-DNA Haplogroups found within Ethiopia.

Maternal lineages

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mtDNA Haplogroups of Ethiopia[72]

The maternal ancestry of Ethiopians is similarly diverse. About half (52.2%) of Ethiopians belongs tomtdnaHaplogroupsL0,L1,L2,L3,L4,L5,orL6.These haplogroups are generally confined to the African continent. They also originated either in Ethiopia or very near. The other portion of the population belong toHaplogroup N(31%) andHaplogroup M1(17%).[72]There is controversy surrounding their origins as either native or a possible ancient back migration into Ethiopia fromAsia.

Passarino et al. (1998) suggested that:

"Caucasoid"gene flow into the Ethiopian gene pool occurred predominantly through males. Conversely, the Niger–Congo contribution to the Ethiopian population occurred mainly through females.[53]

While there is debate among the scientific community of what exactly constitutes "Caucasoid gene flow",[73][74]the same study further stated:

"Indeed, Ethiopians do not seem to result only from a simple combination of proto-Niger–Congo and Middle Eastern genes. Their African component cannot be completely explained by that of present-day Niger–Congo speakers, and it is quite different from that of the Khoisan. Thus, a portion of the current Ethiopian gene pool may be the product of in situ differentiation from an ancestral gene pool."[53]

Scott et al. (2005) similarly observed that the Ethiopian population is almost equally divided between individuals that carry Eurasian maternal lineages, and those that belong to African clades. They describe the presence of Eurasian clades in the country as sequences that "are thought to be found in high numbers in Ethiopia either as a result of substantial gene flow into Ethiopia from Eurasia (Chen et al., 2000; Richards et al., 2003), or as a result of having undergone several branching events in demic diffusion, acting as founder lineages for non-African populations". The researchers further found no association between regional origin of subjects or language family (Semitic/Cushitic) and their mitochondrial type:

The haplogroup distribution amongst all subjects (athletes and controls) from different geographical regions of Ethiopia is displayed in Table 3. As can be seen graphically in Fig. 3, the mtDNA haplogroup distribution of each region is similar, with all regions displaying similar proportions of African 'L' haplogroups (Addis Ababa: 59%, Arsi: 50%, Shewa: 44%, Other: 57%). No association was found between regional origin of subjects and their mitochondrial type (v2=8.5, 15 df, P=0.9). Similarly, the mtDNA haplogroup distribution of subjects (athletes and controls) speaking languages from each family is shown in Table 3. Again there was no association between language family and mitochondrial type (v2=5.4, 5 df, P=0.37). As can be seen in Fig. 4, the haplogroup distributions of each language family are again very similar.[75]

In addition, Musilová et al. (2011) observed significant maternal ties between its Ethiopian and other Horn African samples with its Western Asian samples; particularly in terms of theHV1bmtDNA haplogroup. The authors noted:

"Detailed phylogeography of HV1 sequences shows that more recent demographic upheavals likely contributed to their spread from West Arabia toEast Africa,a finding concordant with archaeological records suggesting intensive maritime trade in theRed Seafrom the sixth millennium BC onwards. "[76]

According to Černý et al. (2008), many Ethiopians also share specific maternal lineages with areas inYemenand other parts of Northeast Africa. The authors indicate that:

"The most frequent haplotype in west coastal Yemen is 16126–16362, which is found not only in theEthiopian highlandsbut also in Somalia, lower Egypt and at especially high frequency in theNubians.The Tihama share some West Eurasian haplotypes with Africans, e.g. J and K with Ethiopians, Somali and Egyptians. "[77]

Schuenemann V. J et al. (2017) found that when it came to the maternal background of 125 Ethiopians, over >60% was composed of African L lineages, while these lineages were up to 20% for the 100 Modern Egyptians.[78]

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