Back ሲዳማ Amharic شعب سيداما Arabic Sidama Azerbaijani Сідама Byelorussian Sidames Catalan Sidamové Czech Sidama (Volk) German Sidamoj Esperanto Pueblo sidama Spanish Sidamo Basque
 Sidama people celebrating Fichchee New Year in Gudumale, Hawassa, 2013 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2,966,474 (2007 census)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Ethiopia | |
| Languages | |
| Sidamu Afoo | |
| Religion | |
| Protestant Christianity, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo, Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Halaba, Kebena, Oromo, other Cushitic peoples |
The Sidama (Amharic: ሲዳማ) are an ethnic group traditionally inhabiting the Sidama Region, formerly part of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. On 23 November 2019, the Sidama Zone became the 10th regional state in Ethiopia after a zone-wide referendum. They speak the Sidama language, which is a language of the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family. Despite their large numbers, the Sidama lacked a separate ethnic regional state until continuous protests resulted in the proposal being voted on in a November 2019 referendum.[2]
- ^ "Census 2007", first draft, Table 5.
- ^ Allen, Lovaise (22 June 2011). The Politics of Ethnicity in Ethiopia. BRILL. p. 154. ISBN 978-9004207295. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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