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Hamer People
The Hamar (also spell as Hamer) are rural-agropastoral community located in the mountainous and lowland areas of the Lower Omo Valley in Southern Ethiopia. They speak Hamar language, a South Omotic language.Amzaye, Awoke (2007). ''Mosaic Cultures and Peoples of South Nations, Nationalities and People’s Regional State''. South Nations, Nationalities and peoples' Regional State Bureau of Information and Culture; Hawassa. However, it is not taught in schools and not used in government institutions. They primarily engaged in livestock herding but also farming. Demography The Hamar people are one of the largest groups in South Omo Zone of the South Ethiopia Regional State. The total population of the Hamar district is 64,925 with 32,600 male and 32,325 female. Of the total population, 61,227 of them live in rural area whereas 3,698 of them live in the town.South Ethiopia Regional Statistical Report (2011). Reginal Statistical Abstract, Hawassa, Ethiopia. The South Ethiopia Regiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Origin Myth
An origin myth is a type of myth that explains the beginnings of a natural or social aspect of the world. Creation myths are a type of origin myth narrating the formation of the universe. However, numerous cultures have stories that take place after the initial origin. These stories aim to explain the origins of natural phenomena or human institutions within an already existing world. In Greco-Roman scholarship, the terms founding myth or etiological myth (from 'cause') are occasionally used to describe a myth that clarifies an origin, particularly how an object or custom came into existence. In modern political discourse the terms "founding myth", "foundational myth", etc. are often used as critical references to official or widely accepted narratives about the origins or early history of a nation, a society, a culture, etc. Nature of origin myths Origin myths are narratives that explain how a particular reality came into existence.Eliade 1963, p. 21 They often serve to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamer Bull Jumping (6) (29167685366)
Hamer may refer to: People with the surname Hamer: * Hamer (surname) In places: * Hamer (woreda), Ethiopia * Hamer, Iran * Hamer, Lancashire, United Kingdom * Hamer, Idaho, United States * Hamer, Ohio, United States * Hamer, South Carolina, United States Other: * Hamar people, who live in Ethiopia * Hamer language, language of the Hamer people * Hamer Guitars, American manufacturing company of electric guitars * ''Hamer v. Sidway ''Hamer v. Sidway'', 124 N.Y. 538, 27 N.E. 256 (N.Y. 1891), was a noted decision by the New York Court of Appeals (the highest court in the state), New York, United States. It is an important case in American contract law by establishing that ...'', a noted 1891 New York court case See also * Hamer Hall (other) * Hamer House (other) {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derg
The Derg or Dergue (, ), officially the Provisional Military Administrative Council (PMAC), was the military junta that ruled Ethiopia, including present-day Eritrea, from 1974 to 1987, when they formally "Civil government, civilianized" the administration although remained in power until 1991. The Derg was established on 21 June 1974 as the Coordinating Committee of the Armed Forces, Police and Territorial Army, by junior and mid level officers of the Army of the Ethiopian Empire, Imperial Ethiopian Army and members of the Law enforcement in Ethiopia, police. The officers decided everything collectively at first, and selected Mengistu Haile Mariam to chair the proceedings. On 12 September 1974, the Derg 1974 Ethiopian coup d'état, overthrew the Government of the Ethiopian Empire, government of the Ethiopian Empire and Emperor Haile Selassie during nationwide mass protests, and three days later formally renamed itself the Provisional Military Administrative Council. In March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haile Selassie
Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen or ''Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles#Lij, Lij'' Tafari; 23 July 189227 August 1975) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as the Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles, Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (') under Empress Zewditu between 1916 and 1930. Widely considered to be a defining figure in modern History of Ethiopia#Modern, Ethiopian history, he is accorded divine importance in Rastafari, an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic religion that emerged in the 1930s. A few years before he began his reign over the Ethiopian Empire, Selassie defeated Ethiopian army commander Gugsa Welle, Ras Gugsa Welle Bitul, nephew of Empress Taytu Betul, at the Battle of Anchem. He belonged to the Solomonic dynasty, founded by Emperor Yekuno Amlak in 1270. Selassie, seeking to modernise Ethiopia, introduced political and social reforms including the 1931 Constitution of Ethiopia, 1931 constitution and the Abolition of slavery i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menelik II
Menelik II ( ; horse name Aba Dagnew (Amharic: አባ ዳኘው ''abba daññäw''); 17 August 1844 – 12 December 1913), baptised as Sahle Maryam (ሣህለ ማርያም ''sahlä maryam'') was king of Shewa from 1866 to 1889 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death in 1913. At the height of his internal power and external prestige, the process of Menelik II's conquests, territorial expansion and creation of the modern empire-state was largely completed by 1898.Zewde, Bahru. A history of Ethiopia: 1855–1991. 2nd ed. Eastern African studies. 2001 The Ethiopian Empire was transformed under Menelik: the major signposts of modernisation were put in place, with the assistance of key ministerial advisors. Externally, Menelik led Ethiopian troops against Kingdom of Italy, Italian invaders in the First Italo-Ethiopian War; following a decisive victory at the Battle of Adwa, recognition of Ethiopia's independence by external powers was expressed in terms of diplomatic representa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banna People
The Banna people, also Banya, are an Omotic ethnic group in Ethiopia that inhabit the Lower Omo Valley, primarily between the Weyto and Omo rivers. They live in an area between the towns of Gazer and Dimeka, with the traditional area of the Banna being divided into two ritual regions: ''Ailama'' (around Gazer) and ''Anno'' (spanning from Benata to Dimeka). According to the 2007 census, they number at around 47,000 individuals. They engage primarily in agriculture and supplement this by pastoralism, hunting, and gathering. They are mainly traditionalists, however, a significant share are Christians, and they have their own king.''Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia''; by David H. Shinn, Thomas P. Ofcansky, p. 69 Most Banna are speakers of the Banna variety of the Hamar-Banna language (a member of the putative Southern branch of the Omotic languages), although some also speak the related Aari language Aari (also rendered ''Ari'', ''Ara'', ''Aro'', ''Aarai'') is an Omotic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsamai Language
Tsamai (also known as Ts'amay, S'amai, Tamaha, Tsamako, Tsamakko, Bago S'amakk-Ulo) is an Afroasiatic language spoken in Ethiopia. Tsamai is a member of the Dullay dialect continuum A dialect continuum or dialect chain is a series of Variety (linguistics), language varieties spoken across some geographical area such that neighboring varieties are Mutual intelligibility, mutually intelligible, but the differences accumulat .... Cule (Kuile, Kule) and evidently Dume (pseudo-pygmies) were apparently varieties. References Further reading * Graziano Savà. 2005. ''A Grammar of Ts'amakko''. Cushitic Language Studies Volume 22. Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag. * Languages of Ethiopia East Cushitic languages {{Ethiopia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwegu People
The Kwegu are an ethnic group that lives on the western banks of the Omo River in the newly formed South Ethiopia Region. Some members of the Kwegu also live on the eastern banks of the river among the Mursi. Previously they were hunter-gatherers, but today they are engaged in a mixed economy of hunting, farming, beekeeping, and fishing. Demography and Population Based on the Ethiopian 2007 housing and population census, the total population of the Kwegu is 1,974, of which 1,595 live in the Nyangatom district, whereas the remaining live in different regions and areas of Ethiopia. Of the total population, 1,435 are rural residents, whereas the remaining 539 are urban residents. They are known by different names among their neighbors. For instance, they are called ''Muguji'' by the Kara, ''Nyidi'' by the Mursi and the Surma, ''Yidi'' by the Bodi and ''Baachá'' by the Amhara.Lewis, J & Woodburn, J 2007. Report on Hunter-Gatherer Societies in South and Southwest Ethiopia. From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murle People
The Murle are a Surmic ethnic group inhabiting the Pibor County and Boma area in Greater Pibor Administrative Area, South Sudan, as well as parts of southwestern Ethiopia. They have also been referred as ''Beir'' by the Dinka people, Dinka and as ''Jebe'' by the Luo people, Luo and Nuer people, Nuer, among others. The Murle speak the Murle language, which is part of the Surmic, Surmic language family. The language cluster includes some adjoining groups in Sudan, as well as some non-contiguous Surmic populations in southwestern Ethiopia. History Murle oral traditions, as recorded by Bazzet Lewis—a British colonial officer who served as District Commissioner among the Murle from 1941 to 1944—offer a detailed account of the community’s origins. In his 1972 ethnographic study, Lewis highlights the significance of Jen, a mythical place located beyond Maji, Ethiopia, Maji, located on the Boma Plateau, Boma plateau. In Murle cosmology, Jen is venerated as the sacred point of orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasenech (woreda)
Dasenech is a district of South Ethiopia Regional State. See also * Districts of Ethiopia Districts of Ethiopia, also called woredas (; ''woreda''), are the third level of the administrative divisions of Ethiopia – after ''List of zones of Ethiopia, zones'' and the ''Regions of Ethiopia, regional states''. These districts are f ... References {{Districts of the South Ethiopia Regional State Districts in South Ethiopia Regional State category:South Omo Zone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agro-pastoralism
Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ... concerned with animals that are raised for meat, animal fiber, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, management, production, nutrition, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, starting with the Neolithic Revolution when animals were first Domestication, domesticated, from around 13,000 BC onwards, predating farming of the History of agriculture, first crops. During the period of ancient societies like ancient Egypt, cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs were being raised on farms. Major changes took place in the Columbian exchange, when Old World livestock were brought to the New World, and then in the British Agricultural Rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
