Weyto caste (original) (raw)
The Weyto (alternate spellings: Uoito, Wayto, Waito, Wohito, Weyt’o, Woyto, Weyito. Amharic: ወይጦ) are a caste living in the Amhara region along the shore of Lake Tana in northern Ethiopia. They worship the Nile River. They currently live in Bahir Dar, Abirgha, Dembiya and Alefa. The Wayto also made up part of the population of the Blue Nile Falls and Fogera, where currently their presence has not been ascertained. They are thought to have been one of the Konso tribes that migrated to northern Ethiopia, assimilating through time as a caste among the dominant Amhara people, Their endogamous strata has existed in the hierarchical Amhara society, one of the largest ethnic groups found in Ethiopia and neighboring regions. Their hereditary occupation was hunting and leather work (tanning).
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| dbo:abstract | The Weyto (alternate spellings: Uoito, Wayto, Waito, Wohito, Weyt’o, Woyto, Weyito. Amharic: ወይጦ) are a caste living in the Amhara region along the shore of Lake Tana in northern Ethiopia. They worship the Nile River. They currently live in Bahir Dar, Abirgha, Dembiya and Alefa. The Wayto also made up part of the population of the Blue Nile Falls and Fogera, where currently their presence has not been ascertained. They are thought to have been one of the Konso tribes that migrated to northern Ethiopia, assimilating through time as a caste among the dominant Amhara people, Their endogamous strata has existed in the hierarchical Amhara society, one of the largest ethnic groups found in Ethiopia and neighboring regions. Their hereditary occupation was hunting and leather work (tanning). (en) |
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| dbp:author | Nadine Appelhans (en) |
| dbp:quote | Power relations in the early constitution of Bahir Dar as a town have led to a situation in which the marginalisation of the Wayto has been institutionalised. Access to the city’s facilities, including education and health care, remain out of reach based on stigmata. (en) |
| dbp:source | Hamburg University (en) |
| dbp:title | PhD thesis (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | The Weyto (alternate spellings: Uoito, Wayto, Waito, Wohito, Weyt’o, Woyto, Weyito. Amharic: ወይጦ) are a caste living in the Amhara region along the shore of Lake Tana in northern Ethiopia. They worship the Nile River. They currently live in Bahir Dar, Abirgha, Dembiya and Alefa. The Wayto also made up part of the population of the Blue Nile Falls and Fogera, where currently their presence has not been ascertained. They are thought to have been one of the Konso tribes that migrated to northern Ethiopia, assimilating through time as a caste among the dominant Amhara people, Their endogamous strata has existed in the hierarchical Amhara society, one of the largest ethnic groups found in Ethiopia and neighboring regions. Their hereditary occupation was hunting and leather work (tanning). (en) |
| rdfs:label | Weyto caste (en) |
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