Statistics for Ethnic Groups and Languages of Ethiopia (with regions)

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Language Group	Language	Ethnic Group	Number in Ethiopia	Regional States	% Correct
Cushitic	Oromo	Oromos	38 million	Oromia Region	93%
South Semitic	Amharic	Amharas	30 million	Amhara Region	91%
Cushitic	Somali	Somalis	7 million	Somali Region	91%
Cushitic	Afar	Afar people	1,9 million	Afar Region	75%
South Semitic	Dialect of Tigrinya	Tigrayans	7 million	Tigray Region	74%
Cushitic	Sidama	Sidama people	4,4 million	Sidama Region	31%
South Semitic	Harari	Harari people	30.000	City of Harar (in Harari Region)	28%
South Semitic	Gurage	Gurage people	2,8 million	Gurage Zone (in Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's Region - SNNPR)	22%
Nilo-Saharan - Nilotic	Nuer	Nuer people	280.000	Gambela	21%
Omotic	Wolaitta	Welayta people	2,7 million	Wolayita Zone (in SNNPR)	17%
Nilo-Saharan	Berta	Berta people	210.000	Assosa Zone (in Benishangul-Gumuz)	13%
Omotic	Gamo-Gofa-Dawro	Gamo people	1,1 million	Gamo Gofa Zone (in SNNPR)	13%
Cushitic	Hadiyya (minority)	Hadiya people	2 million	Hadiya Zone (in SNNPR)	13%
Cushitic	Gedeo	Gedeo people	1 million	Gedeo Zone (in SNNPR)	11%
South Semitic	Silt'e	Silt'e people	1 million	Silt'e Zone (in SNNPR)	11%
Cushitic	Agaw languages	Agaw peoples	750.000	Agew Awi Zone (in Amhara Region)	10%
Omotic	Kafa	Kafficho people	900.000	Keffa Zone (in SNNPR)	10%
Cushitic	Kambaata	Kambaata people	740.000	Kembata Tembaro Zone (in SNNPR)	9%