Kambaata (Amharic: ከምባታ) is a Cushitic ethnic group in south-central Ethiopia, specifically in Kambaata Zone in Central Ethiopia Regional State. It is also known as Cambat, Kambata, Cambatta, Kambatta or Khambat by various historians and early explorers.

Kembata is a zone in the Central Ethiopia Regional State of Ethiopia. It was formerly known as Kembata, Alaba and Tembaro, until Alaba and Tembaro became a special woreda in 2002 and 2023 respectively. [1] . This zone is named after the Kambaata people [2] which gained zonal posture following the establishment of Central Ethiopian region in 2023.

Kambata language [self‐name Kambatissa], [also Kambatigna in Amharic] is one of the official languages of Ethiopia. It is a little known language, spoken by less than 1milion speakers. It includes a number of dialects, such as Alaba, Tambaro and Q ebena.

Kambaata is a Highland East Cushitic language, part of the larger Afro-Asiatic family and spoken by the Kambaata people. Closely related varieties are Xambaaro (T'ambaaro, Timbaaro), Alaba, and Qabeena (K'abeena), [3] of which the latter two are sometimes divided as a separate Alaba language. The language has many verbal affixes.

2024年12月22日 · Kambaata (Amharic: ከምባታ) is a Cushitic ethnic group in south-central Ethiopia, specifically in Kambaata Zone in Central Ethiopia Regional State. It is also known as Cambat, Kambata, Cambatta, Kambatta or Khambat by various historians and early explorers.

Kambaata (Amharic: ከምባታ) is a Cushitic ethnic group in south-central Ethiopia, specifically in Kambaata Zone in Central Ethiopia Regional State. It is also known as Cambat, Kambata, Cambatta, Kambatta or Khambat by various historians and early explorers.

This document provides an introduction and overview to a historical account of the Kambata people of Ethiopia. It discusses the challenges of writing history for non-literate peoples and the importance of documenting ethnic histories.

This document provides an introduction and overview to a history of the Kambata people of Ethiopia. It discusses the challenges of writing history for non-literate peoples and the importance of understanding one's own cultural identity and history.

The Kambata and Hadiya people inhibit the area between the Omo River in the west and the Bilate River in the east. These societies shared the same origin, that they belong to the Highland East-Cushitic stock particularily, the Sidama group.

Since 1993 Kambaata language has been the medium of instruction in primary schools. The official orthography is Latin based and follows the Oromo orthography.