Shanqella

Shanqella (Ge'ez ሻንቅላ šānḳillā sometimes spelled Shangella, Shánkala, Shankalla or Shangalla) is an Ethiopian term (originally an Agaw term) used to refer to a number of ethnic groups residing primarily in the westernmost part of Ethiopia near Sudan, especially Benishangul-Gumuz Region, who constitute about 5% of Ethiopia's population. The term is derogatorily^[1] used by highland Ethiopians referring mostly to some Ethiopian tribes with a Nilo-Saharan ethnic background, but also a few with Omotic backgrounds. It is widely accepted by Ethiopians to be a pejorative and no longer socially acceptable to use.

Notes

1. Smidt 2010, p. 525.

References

• Smidt, Wolbert (2010), "Šanqəlla", in Uhlig, Siegbert, Encyclopaedia Aethiopica 4, pp. 525–527

Further reading

•  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Shangalla". Encyclopædia Britannica 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 24.
• Deane, John Bathurst (1833), "Chapter VII", Worship of the Serpent, pp. 427 and 437
• Harley, Timothy (1885), "Chapter III", Moon Lore, pp. 113–114
• Malthus, Thomas (1826), "Chapter VIII ¶ 8 (polygamy among the Shangalla) and ¶ 22 (premature aging)", An Essay on the Principle of Population, London: John Murray
• Microsoft Encarta staff (1994), "Ethiopia", Encarta, University of Pennsylvania (republisher)