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Soddo Gurage People
The Soddo or Kistane Gurage (ክስታኔ) (endonym: ''Aymellel, Gordena'')' a subgroup of the'' Gurage ''who inhabit the south-central part of Ethiopia, considered the northern geographic and linguistic subset of the Gurage and speak the'' Soddo ''Gurage language or Kistanigna'' (ክስታንኛ''). They primarily inhabit the Soddo (woreda) in the Gurage Zone, but large amounts also live in various parts of Ethiopia, particularly in Addis Abeba, Nazret, Butajira, and Dire Dawa. They are related to the Sebat Bet Gurage and other Gurage sub-groups, however, in contrast to the Sebat Bet Gurage and Silte, they are exclusively and almost entirely Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Christians. The Soddo Gurage are known for and pride themselves on their Orthodox Christian identity, which they have historically practiced since ancient times, and from which their name Kistane (lit. ''Christian'') derives its name from, as it is the traditional and preferred name by locals for the people, al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurage
The Gurage (, Gurage: ጉራጌ) are a Semitic-speaking ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia.G. W. E. Huntingford, "William A. Shack: The Gurage: a people of the ensete culture" They inhabit the Gurage Zone, a fertile, semi-mountainous region in central Ethiopia, about 125 kilometers southwest of Addis Ababa, bordering the Awash River in the north, the Gibe River, a tributary of the Omo River, to the southwest, and Hora-Dambal in the east. According to the 2007 Ethiopian national census the Gurage can also be found in large numbers in Addis Ababa, Oromia Region, Dire Dawa, Harari Region, Somali Region, Amhara Region, Gambela Region, Benishangul-Gumuz Region, and Tigray Region. History According to the historian Paul B. Henze, the Gurage origin is explained by traditions of a military expedition to the south during the last years of the Kingdom of Aksum, which left military colonies that eventually became isolated from both northern Ethiopia and each other. However other historia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aymellel
Soddo (autonym ''kəstane'' "Christian"; formerly called ''Aymälläl'' in Western sources, after a particular dialect of it) is a Gurage language spoken by a quarter million people in southeastern Ethiopia. It is an Ethiopian Semitic language of the Northern Gurage subfamily. Its native speakers, the Soddo Gurage people (Kistane), live predominantly in the Soddo district of the Gurage Zone. Grammar Noun As in most Ethiopian languages, noun qualifiers generally follow the noun. The definite article is expressed by the suffix ''-i'', e.g.: ''goš'' "boy" > ''goš-i'' "the boy"; ''ätit'' "sister" > ''ätiti'' "the sister"; ''bayyočč'' "children" > ''bayyočč-i''. If the noun ends in ''-a'' or ''-ä'', it normally loses this vowel when ''-i'' is suffixed: ''angačča'' "cat" > ''angačč-i'' "the cat". A noun ending in ''-i'' usually stays the same: ''abi'' "(the) father, proprietor". A noun ending in ''-e, -o, -u'' adds a ''y'' before the suffix: ''ge'' "house" > ''geʸi'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eike Haberland
Eike is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Eike Batista (born 1956), entrepreneur * Eike Bram (born 1965), handball player * Eike Duarte (born 1997), actor * Eike Duckwitz (born 1980), field hockey player * Eike Geisel (1945–1997), journalist and essayist * Eike Christian Hirsch (1937–2022), journalist and author * Eike Immel (born 1960), footballer and manager * Eike Moriz or Ike Moriz (born 1972), singer, songwriter and actor * Eike Mund (born 1988), footballer * Eike Onnen (born 1982), high jumper * Eike Pulver or Astrid Frank (born 1945), German actress * Eike of Repgow (c. 1180 – c. 1233), medieval German administrator * Eike Wilm Schulte (born 1939), operatic baritone Surname * James Eike (1911–1983), American birdwatcher * Roberta Eike, American oceanographer and marine geologist * Sten Ove Eike Sten Ove Eike (born 8 October 1981) is a former Norwegian football forward, who played for Haugesund most of his career. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine D'Abbadie
Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie d'Arrast (3 January 1810 – 19 March 1897) was an Irish-born French explorer, geographer, ethnologist, linguist and astronomer notable for his travels in EthiopiaAlthough referred to as Ethiopia here, the region that they traveled is more accurately defined as Abyssinia or in today's geography northern Ethiopia and Eritrea. during the first half of the 19th century. He was the older brother of Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie, with whom he travelled. Biography d'Arrast was born a British subject, in Dublin, Ireland, from a partially Basque noble family of the French province of Soule. His father, Michel Abbadie, was born in Arrast-Larrebieu and his mother was Irish. His grandfather Jean-Pierre was a lay abbot and a notary in Soule. The family moved to France in 1818 where the brothers received a careful scientific education. In 1827, Antoine received a bachelor's degree in Toulouse. Starting in 1829, he began his education in Paris, where he studied law. He m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambo, Oromia
Ambo ( om, Amboo) is a town in west-central Ethiopia. Located in the West Shewa Zone of Oromia Region, west of Addis Ababa, this town has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 2,101 meters. Ambo is known for its mineral water, which is bottled outside of town; it is reportedly the most popular brand in Ethiopia. Nearby attractions include Mount Wenchi to the south with its crater lake, and the Guder and Huluka Falls. Ambo is also the location of a research station of the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research; initiated in 1977, this station hosts research in protecting major crops in Ethiopia. The town's market day is Saturday. History After Lij Iyasu was captured, he was held for a while at Ambo, before being transferred to house arrest at Fiche. In the early 1930s, Mahtama Selassie Walda Mesqal, who had studied agriculture in France and Spain, started an agricultural station near the town. By 1933, Ambo had started to be a recreation place with the cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonchi
Wancii, also spelled Wancii in Oromo, is a woreda in the central Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is located in the Southwest Shewa Zone; bordered on the southwest by Amaya, on the north by Western Shawa Zone (Ambo district), and on the southeast by Waliso and Goro District. The administrative centre of Wanchi is Chitu. Dariyan and Haroo-Wancii have emerged as rapidly growing rural towns. Specially Haroo-Wancii town, which is located at a distance of 5 km from Wancii Crater lake, is attracting the attention of many investors and booming. The highest point in Wanchi is Wonchi volcano, which is about above sea level. The volcano contains a caldera and crater lake with islands and an ancient monastery, all which makes the caldera a popular tourist destination. Warqee (also known as Enset) is by far the most important staple crop in the area. Demographics The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of , of whom were men and were women; or 2.04% of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aymellel 4
Soddo (autonym ''kəstane'' "Christian"; formerly called ''Aymälläl'' in Western sources, after a particular dialect of it) is a Gurage language spoken by a quarter million people in southeastern Ethiopia. It is an Ethiopian Semitic language of the Northern Gurage subfamily. Its native speakers, the Soddo Gurage people (Kistane), live predominantly in the Soddo district of the Gurage Zone. Grammar Noun As in most Ethiopian languages, noun qualifiers generally follow the noun. The definite article is expressed by the suffix ''-i'', e.g.: ''goš'' "boy" > ''goš-i'' "the boy"; ''ätit'' "sister" > ''ätiti'' "the sister"; ''bayyočč'' "children" > ''bayyočč-i''. If the noun ends in ''-a'' or ''-ä'', it normally loses this vowel when ''-i'' is suffixed: ''angačča'' "cat" > ''angačč-i'' "the cat". A noun ending in ''-i'' usually stays the same: ''abi'' "(the) father, proprietor". A noun ending in ''-e, -o, -u'' adds a ''y'' before the suffix: ''ge'' "house" > ''geʸi'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zagwe Dynasty
The Zagwe dynasty ( Ge'ez: ዛጔ ሥርወ መንግሥት) was an Agaw medieval dynasty that ruled the northern parts of Ethiopia and Eritrea, after the historical name of the Lasta province. Centered at Lalibela, it ruled large parts of the territory from approximately 900 to 1270 CE, when the last Zagwe King Za-Ilmaknun was killed in battle by the forces of the Amhara King Yekuno Amlak. The name of the dynasty is thought to derive from the ancient Ge'ez phrase ''Ze- Agaw'', meaning "of the Agaw", in reference to the Mara Tekle Haymanot, the founder of the dynasty. Zagwe's best-known King was Gebre Mesqel Lalibela, who is credited with having constructed the rock-hewn monolithic churches of Lalibela. David Buxton has stated that the areas under the direct rule of the Zagwe kings apart from the centre of power in Lasta "probably embraced the highlands of modern Eritrea, Tigray, Waag and Bete Amhara and thence westwards towards Lake Tana (Begemder)." Unlike the practice of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalibela
Lalibela ( am, ላሊበላ) is a town in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Located in the Lasta district and North Wollo Zone, it is a tourist site for its famous rock-cut monolithic churches. The whole of Lalibela is a large and important site for the antiquity, medieval, and post-medieval civilization of Ethiopia. To Christians, Lalibela is one of Ethiopia's holiest cities, and a center of pilgrimage. Ethiopia was one of the earliest nations to adopt Christianity in the first half of the 4th century, and its historical roots date to the time of the Apostles. The churches themselves date from the 7th to 13th centuries, and are traditionally dated to the reign of the Zagwe (Agaw) king Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (r. ca. 1181–1221). The layout and names of the major buildings in Lalibela are widely accepted, especially by local clergy, to be a symbolic representation of Jerusalem. This has led some experts to date the current church construction to the years following the capture o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezana
Ezana ( gez, ዔዛና ''‘Ezana'', unvocalized ዐዘነ ''‘zn''; also spelled Aezana or Aizan) was ruler of the Kingdom of Axum, an ancient kingdom located in what is now Eritrea and Ethiopia. (320s – c. 360 AD). He himself employed the style (official title) "king of Saba and Salhen, Himyar and Dhu-Raydan". Tradition states that ‘Ezana succeeded his father Ella Amida (Ousanas) as king while still a child but his mother, Sofya then served as regent until he came of age. He conquered the Kingdom of Kush around the year 350 AD. Reign Ezana was the first monarch of the Kingdom of Aksum to embrace Christianity, after he was converted by his slave-teacher, Frumentius. He was the first monarch after Za Haqala (possibly Zoskales) to be mentioned by contemporary historians, a situation that lead S. C. Munro-Hay to comment that he was "the most famous of the Aksumite kings before Kaleb." In early life he considered himself a son of Mars, but later inscriptions show a growing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gebre Menfes Kidus
Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus ( Ge'ez:አቡነ ገብረ መንፈስ ቅዱስ; also familiarly called Abo) was an Egyptian Christian saint, and the founder of the monastery of Zuqualla. The fifth day of every month in the Ethiopian calendar is dedicated to this saint. Manuscripts differ in relating the story of the life of Gebre Menfes Kidus and the miracles he performed. Unless otherwise stated, the account below is pieced together from various legends about his life. Life in Egypt One text reports Gebre Menfes Kidus lived 562 years, 300 of them in Egypt, while another attributes him a life of 362 years. He was born in Nehisa, Egypt to noble parents, named Simon and Eklesia. Eklesia, according to legend, came from the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. Eklesia and Simon are said to have been barren for 30 years. The day of Gebre's conception and the date of his birth are said to coincide with those of Jesus Christ. Forty days after his birth, the baptism of Gebre Menfes Kidus was cel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiya
Tiya is a town in central Ethiopia. It is situated in the Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region south of Addis Ababa. It is also the location of the Tiya archaeological site, famous for its unique stelae. Demographics Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Tiya has an estimated total population of 3,363 of whom 1,615 are men and 1,748 are women. Table B.4 The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 1,856 of whom 894 were males and 962 were females. Tiya is one of three towns in Soddo . See also< ...
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