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Amharic Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas, and also serves as a lingua franca for all oth ...

: ጅፋር) or Jufar is a male name of Ethiopian origin that may refer to: *

Tesfaye Jifar Tesfaye Jifar ( Amharic: ተስፋዬ ጅፋር) born April 23, 1976) is a male Ethiopian long-distance runner. Jifar won the New York City Marathon in 2001, his time of 2:07:43 standing as the course record for ten years. The same year he was s ...

(born 1976), Ethiopian long-distance runner *

Habte Jifar Habte Jifar (born January 29, 1976 in Ambo, Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian middle distance runner. He has a total of three medals in the All-African Games. His best performance in a global event was a sixth place at the 1999 World Championships. He cur ...

(born 1976), Ethiopian middle-distance runner *

Tariku Jufar Tariku Jufar (born 18 July 1984) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. He has won the Beijing, Beirut and Houston Marathons and has had top-three finishes in Istanbul, Mumbai, Los Angeles, Lake Biwa and Hamburg. His ...

(born 1984), Ethiopian marathon runner *

Abba Jifar I ''Moti'' Abba Jifar I (r. 1830–1855) was the first king of the Gibe Kingdom of Jimma. Reign Abba Jifar was the son of Abba Magal, who was a leader of the Diggo Oromo. He built upon the political and military base his father had provided ...

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1800s), first king of the Gibe Kingdom of Jimma (1830–1855) *

Abba Jifar II ''Moti'' Abba Jifar II ( om, Mootii Abbaa Jifaar; 1861 – 1932) was King of the Gibe Kingdom of Jimma (r. 1878–1932). Reign Abba Jifar II was king of Jimma, and the son of Abba Gomol and Queen Gumiti. He had several wives: Queen Limmiti, ...

(died 1932), King of the Gibe Kingdom of Jimma (1878–1932)

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