Awi people

Awi people

The Awi people are an ethnic group in Ethiopia. The Awis live in Agew Awi Zone in Central Gojjam, and have a few communities in Metekel Zone of Benishangul-Gumuz Region.

Population

The 1998 census lists 397,491 ethnic Awis. [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=awn] The Awi Zone, according to the Central Statistical Agency, had roughly 990,000 inhabitants in 2005. Others living in that Zone are predominantly Amharas.

Language

The Awis speak Awngi, a Central Cushitic language.

References

* http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=awn


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