GEOGRAPHY NOW SUDAN VIDEO COMING OUT LATER TODAY!!! Hey, this was my first time doing these so my camera is super small! Next time I'll make myself bigger like the thumbnail. Sorry
Wow 👌 so nice of you! Thank you so much for your love of our wonderful ancient proud Ethiopia 🇪🇹!!! We love ❤️ our beloved ancient proud Sudan 🇸🇩 too! We share a lot of ancient history including the wonderful Nile River!!! United and ancient proud Godly Ethiopia 🇪🇹 and Sudan 🇸🇩 forever!!!
Hi Amina and Elias. You two are dope! When our actions are grounded in the intentions to know ,understand and love each other we can be effective. Love has no borders and you guys are the epitome of that. I really enjoy watching your videos. I’m a fan. God bless 🙏.
Wonderful video wonderful Amena konjo!! I never get tired of watching your amazing videos and content Amena konjit!!! Thank you so much for your love of our wonderful ancient proud Ethiopia 🇪🇹!! You look 💯 Ethiopian Amena!! Love you!
You are doing a great job!!! Your reaction video is so marvelous!!! Indeed Ethiopia is beyond your imagination! Keep going your timeless job by doing accurate researches based on facts not figures! We will assist you in professional ways about the Ethiopian Travel |Adventures | Food | Culture | Nature | History| Lifestyle | ! Thank you for your priceless effort for promoting Ethiopia!!
Reaction video was nice Amena, lot I didn't know about Ethiopia. Wonder what Ellias thinks of the info from the video. Keep the videos coming Amena, you're on a roll!
There's a lot of misinformation in their video😅 That dance was Oromo from the Arsi clan and it is called "Tirri". Tigray people use the Ge'ez script and their language is closest to Ge'ez. Amharic is mixed with Ge'ez and Cushitic languages like Agaw with some Oromo in Shawa dialect. Oromo people do have our own script called "Sapalo", by Sheikh Bakri Sapalo of Hararghe. He was arrested and threatened repeatedly for trying to teach this script. Today in Hararghe in major Universities the Oromo Sappalo script is being taught. I hope you will understand history Amena, Oromo language was banned from being spoken in schools, written in literature, published in books and distributed in music until 1992. As an act of resistance against forced assimilation we chose to write our script in Latin letters. Oromo is a very ancient language. There are ancient caves in Hararghe such as the Danaba cave where we have ancient wall inscriptions of humans, cattle, goats, sheep, camels, giraffes, rabbits, dogs. Historians, researchers, Egyptologists have used Oromo language to decipher the hieroglyphics of the Kemetic ancient Egyptian dynasty. *(Dereje Birbirso, "The Power of Afaan Oromo as a Device for Explaining Africa’s Prehistory vs. Ethiopia’s repressive language policy: An evolutionary Africology perspective", Haramaya University)* The Sumerian language along with primitive Babylonian languages in ancient Mesopotamia were also found to be closest to the Mahra language in Southern Arabia and the Oromo language *(Sir Henry C. Rawlinson, HC Rawlinson (1878), “The Origins of Nations”)* Habesha refers to those who speak a Semitic language. This is Tigray, Tigrinya, Tigre, Amhara, Adere, Gurage peoples. Their languages stem from a root Semitic language called Ge'ez. The Axsumite Kingdom included Yemen, where a tribe called "Habashat" lived. There are ancient inscriptions that show a clan of "Habashat" people were called to war against the Kings in Saba. Because the Kingdom was one, foreigners would refer to the general population from Ethiopia/Eritrea/Yemen as Habesha. After the Axsumite Kingdom fell, Arabs referred to the entire Horn of Africa as "Habesha". Throughout time this term Habesha was adopted as a self identifer and came to only mean those who speak a Semitic language in Ethiopia/Eritrea. Within Eritrea there are; Saho, Agaw-Bilen, Beja Cushitic people Kunama, Nara Nilotic people Rashaida Arab people and within Ethiopia there are; Oromo, Agaw, Irob, Sidama, Hadiyya, Gideo, Kambaata, Burji, Alaba, Konso, Afar, Somali and many more Cushitic people Kafficho, Shinasha, Wolaytta, Bench, Dorze and many more Omotic people Gumuz, Berta, Kunama, Annuak, Nuer and many more Nilotic people. Cushitic, Semitic, Omotic all belong to the Afro-Asiatic language family along with Chadic, Berber, ancient Egyptian. Also prior to speaking Semitic languages, many Habeshas were once Cushitic speaking people. We know that Amhara are directly related to Cushitic Agaw people. Tigray people are directly related to Cushitic Agaw and Irob people. Some are closely related to Cushitic Wollo/Rayya Oromo people. Tigrinya and Tigre are closed related to Saho, Agaw-Bilen, Beja people. Some Habesha may have Semitic DNA but majority are largely Cushitic DNA and are related to their Cushitic neighbors. But Cushitic speaking people do not identify as Habesha. So it is better to ask people if they are Ethiopian/Eritrean and discuss their nationality instead. Within modern day Ethiopia, Habesha is commonly used as a general term to refer to all Ethiopians esp those who share culture. I have family and met many local Oromos who identified as Habesha. Personally I do not, as someone not born in Ethiopia. But it did not bother me that they did. Even in North America I will ask if people are Ethiopian. If they ask me if I am Habesha I will not take it seriously and just say yes because they really just mean - "Are you Ethiopian?" Don't take it too seriously Amena.
1 Most of what you wrote is nonsense Hotep stuff. 2 Tigrayans and Amhara both use Ge’ez alphabet but non of them speak the Ge’ez language which is extinct for quite some centuries. Ge’ez today is basically like Latin. And out of the 2 the Tigrinya language is more related to Ge’ez than Amharic due to less Agaw influence that Amharic have more than Tigrinya. But the most closet languages to Ge’ez are the Tigre people in Eritrea
@@theassassin9326 You actually just repeated what I said. Tigray, Tigrinya, Tigre languages are the closest to Ge'ez. Amharic is mixed with Cushitic Agaw language. And Amharic Shawa dialect is heavily mixed with Oromo language. There is no point in repeating exactly what someone said and calling it nonsense just so you can feel "right" lol. I cited sources you can read about the history of ancient Egyptian and Babylonian languages. I didn't write them. Hoteps didn't write them. It is Academic literature that connects Oromo language to ancient Egypt and ancient Mesopotamia. Academia literature that requires research and evidence prior to being published. And Hoteps claim that African Americans are ancient Egyptians which has nothing to do with what I said. It is well known ancient Egyptian and Berber both belong to the Afro-Asiatic language family. And the hieroglyphics that depict life of the Kemet Dynasty show people with skin, braided hair, farming equiptment, household objects that are found in Oromo culture and in the Horn of Africa. They are distinctly different from the Nubian and other dynasties. The ancient mass migration of people from Egypt into Horn of Africa is actually documented by anthropologists.
Yes Amena, it is pronounced "Di-rre Dawa" - In Affaan Oromo language Dirre means - A field, open grassy land area Dawa means - An encircled area surrounded by mountains. Which is what the city of Dirre Dawa is. The land is encircled by mountains, and use to be lush green terrain. Over the past 30 years we have seen the land drying out and turning desert like. Because of lack of electricity through out history, civilians are cutting trees across Ethiopia. The loss of trees has an environmental effect of drying out the earth. When there is also long term drought, we have seen the ground and major rivers dry out in such a short period of time. Dirre Dawa, was once traditional farming land for Oromo people like the rest of Hararghe Region. Even now within Dirre Dawa there will still be Oromo people with farms on their land. I have an elder family member who is still farming within the city on their land like our grandfathers generation was doing. I hope you will visit Dirre Dawa one day, there is an area called "Old Dirre Dawa" which was once the original city limits. There are historical cafes where Oromo bands like the Affran Qallo Band once played. These local famous bands in the 60's is how our hero Ali Birra started. At a time when it was illegal to publish and distribute music in Oromo language, they continued to do it and put their lives at risk. Ali Birra discussed selling his records on the street and the dangers of doing so but he still did it. Many Dirre Dawa and Hararghe bands fled to Djibouti, Somalia, Eritrea in order to freely play their music and have it heard on radio stations. Ali Birras musical skills and talent was able to surpass these laws, he impressed Haile Selassie and he began playing in the Imperial Band. Rest in peace to our hero❤ Dirre Dawa was also once an economic hub. It had textile factories, bread factories, cola factories and many more which employeed thousands of people. Even people from the capital city and across Ethiopia would come to Dirre Dawa for employment and higher wage in the 60's-80's. Afterwards the factories were intentionally shut down and the equiptment was taken in order to destabilize and disenfranchise the city and Hararghe Region. Dirre Dawa was also a cultural hub. Gizira is the area Italians built and use to live in. Yemeni's and others use to live here as an Islamic educational centre. Arabic was widely spoken as a communication language which is why our fathers and older generations could speak Arabic.
@@aishasamsam Dirre Dawa is an Oromo city belonging to the Afran Qallo Sub-Clan of Humbana, Barentu Clan Oromos. Thank you for proving you are not Indigenous to this city or area when; *1.* Dirre Dawa was the official name of this city even before the colonization of Menelik II and encorporating Hararghe into Ethiopia. Menelik II even renamed the city from its original name *Dirre Dawa* to *Addis Harar* upon colonization. *"1887 - Dire Dawa, a domain of Emirate of Harar, conquered by Emperor Menelik II and incorporated into the Ethiopian Empire.[1]* *"5 November 1896 - Menelik II accepted rename Dire Dawa to "Addis Harar" (New Harar).[1][2]"* *2.* Somalis are not Indigenous to Dire Dawa or Hararghe Region. The only Somali tribe that lives here is Gurgura. Gurgura people have an Oromo name for a tribe. *"Gurgura"* - means *to sell* in Oromo language. Why did Oromo people name this Somali tribe this? And why did this Somali tribe accept an Oromo name as their tribal name? Because they were nomadic pastoralists who were traders that would migrate back and forth from Somalia to Hararghe to trade and sell. Hararghe is fertile green farm land, mountains, rivers. Hararghe Oromos are traditional farmers. We were often called *"Qotu"* - which means to dig when farming in Oromo language. The Somali traders enjoyed our stationary lifestyle as we lived off the land we worked on. They asked to settle and remain in this land, and the local Afran Qallo Clan Oromos accepted as long as they adopted Oromo identity. That is how Gurgura Somali tribe adopted an Oromo name as their tribal identity, began living in Dirre Dawa, marrying into us, and were gifted land. Even as recent as the past 20 years, Gurgura's were identifying as Oromo and marrying into us under the identity of Oromos. As a result, other Somalis such as the Issa Clan began migrating into Dirre Dawa in the past 30 years in order to claim the land. It hasn't worked. Because land is passed down generationally within families, and land is owned tribally in every area. Within Dirre Dawa, and surrounding farm lands in Hararghe, we see that the land is owned tribally by various Afran Qallo and Alaa Hararghe Oromo tribes. As we saw, Gurgura's could not own land within Dire Dawa or Hararghe without marrying into us generationally. *3.* Like I said, Hararghe is farming land, and Oromos are well known to be traditional farmers. It is also well known Somalis are nomadic pastoralists. They don't have the knowledge or tradition to farm coffee, khat, vegetables, fruit, traditional medicine like we do. Therefore it is impossible for them to be Indigenous to this land when their lifestyle is not equipt to survive in this land. They historically have migrated into our land exclusively to trade and buy goods, migrate back to Somalia and sell it by exporting internationally due to their Red Sea access. Only 40 years ago we were still seeing Somali nomadic traders come by foot into Dire Dawa. Our fathers and mothers generation can attest to it. Now with modern technology they use trucks to buy and export in and outside of Hararghe. Recently there was a tax increase on the export of khat, as a result it wasnt being exported into Somali Region, and sent outside to Somalia, Somaliland, Djibouti, and Yemen. If Somalis were traditional farmers as Indigenous Hararghe people are...they would not need us to farm it and sell it to them. They would grow it in their land and export it themselves. *4.* You claim the city was called "Dire Dhaba" only 30 years ago. Which is already disproven. But, even as you claim it was a Somali name...it is not. *"Dhaba"* is the Arabic word for gold. Which Somalis borrow as their language uses many Arabic loan words. And Oromos also use the Arabic word Dhaba for gold. As well as our own native word "Warqee". So changing the name and meaning of the city to claim it as Somali - only to use an Arabic word...does not work. The original name of the city was and always has been *Dirre Dawa,* which has no meaning in Somali, Arabic or any other language other than Oromo. *5.* Oromos have been proven by historians and researchers to be an older nation in the Horn of Africa, even older than Somali people. *"Prouty at al, 1981). Bates (1979) contends, “The Gallas (Oromo) were a very ancient race, the indigenous stock, perhaps, on which most other peoples in this part of eastern Africa have been grafted."* Somalis know their ancestors, Proto-Somalis, once followed an Indigenous faith and worshipped God which they called *"Waaq".* There is evidence Cushites in the Horn use to follow this traditional monothiestic faith. Yet they currently have no information about this faith their ancestors once worshipped. Somalis have not maintained any knowledge of it. How their ancestors once prayed, what they believed in, how it governed their society. While Oromo people still follow our Indigenous faith, Waaqeffanna. Even Oromos who are now modern day Muslims and Christians, still refer to God as *"Waaqa"* because we know it is the same One True Creator. We still participate in Waaqeffanna holidays together. Waaqeffanna faith effects every aspect of Oromo culture from our traditional democratic Gadaa governing system. The positions of tribal elders, men, women, youth in society and their positions. Our spiritual and physical reality. Our relationship with God, his creations and our roles and responsibilities to each other. Our annual holidays we still celebrate such as Irreecha Hora, Irreecha Tullu, Ayyanna Guba and more. We have a Gadaa calendar we still use that relies upon the Waaqefanna traditional faith. This is not a forgotten, lost, ancient faith. It is our identity practiced to this day even as we follow Abrahamic faiths. *6.* There are cities and locations in Somali Region, Somalia/Somaliland which even Somalis cannot tell the name of as it is not their native tongue. Jigjiga has no meaning in Somali. They simply say it must come from a sound the ancestors said. It is an Oromo word meaning - to be jagged, up and down, referring to the mountains in this area. Hargeisa has no meaning in Somali. It is an Oromo word for the Aloe Vera Cactus plant. Port Zelia is the Arabic name given to this Port city, but its original name was Iftal which is another Oromo word. These are not Arabic loan words or another foreign tongue. Simply Oromo language. Somalis claim their oldest Clan is the "Dir" Clan. Yet the Dir Clan claims paternal lineage to a man named *"Aqil Ibn Abi Talib".* Which is an Arab man. And maternal lineage, to local tribes of women referred to as *"Habr".* Tribal lineage and identity is known to be counted paternally, not maternally. The local tribes, what we call *"Habo"* in Oromo, means aunt. Maternal lineage. I know Isaaq Somalis who have admitted themselves after conducting research and talking amongst each other, they learned their ancestors came from *Harar Oromo women* mixing with an *Arab man.* It is also well known that Somalis have continuous tribal wars amongst each other for land. Because they migrate into each others land and attempt to conquer each other. We have seen this within Somalia/Somaliland. Even within Djibouti and Afar Region with Afar peoples land. We see Somali is not a homogenous identity or society. There are a Bantu people assimilated within them. An Arab people on coastal Kenya assimilated into them. A language called Maay Maay spoken within them, which is not Somali language. A language called Chimwiini spoken within them, which is not Somali language. Oromo people do not have this culture. Oromo language is a purely Cushitic language, and our tribes traced within our Clan lineage are all Cushitic. We know land ownership is by tribe, and do not try to invade and conquer each other by tribes. Even within Hararghe we know West Hararghe land belongs to the Ittu Oromo Sub-clan of Barentu Clan. East Hararghe belongs to Afran Qallo and Ala Sub-clans of Barentu Clan. You don't see even Hararghe Oromos claiming each others land. Forget trying to claim the land of Arsi, Bale, Shawa, Wallo, Jimma, IlluBabor, Wollega, Borana, Guji Oromos. Because we see each other as a Federation, a unified nation and people under the democratic principles of Gadaa system. We uphold the laws of God, Waaqa, which is to respect the dignity and sanctity of every life. Human, animals, nature. Tribalism/Clanism/Land grabbing goes against the basis of our beliefs which is why you simply wont see it. Infact, Oromiyya Region is the most diverse because it is our culture to accept others to live with us together peacefully. The land and its resources are from God, it is against the principles of the Gadaa system to deny water, food and shelter to those who need it. But landgrabbing and displacing those who welcome you into their land is another story. Judging from your ignorance to claim the city of Dirre Dawa's name was changed in the 1990's, I can guarantee you are not from this city or area. Our fathers, mothers, uncles, aunts, grandparents who lived throughout the 1940's, 50's, 60's are still alive. They can easily disprove what you have claimed. You are simply trying to instigate ethnic wars among people who wish to live in peace together. Which I highly suggest against, considering the ongoing tribal civil wars Somalis are going through with each other and the effects it has upon their community. Ethiopian's wish to leave in peace together so please stop. Instead of dreaming of grabbing the land of Hararghe, Arsi, Bale or any Oromos. I wish you will focus on your community needing peace within the land you actually belong to. Thank you, Peace to you, Galatooma.
@@cros34 Come to Oromiyya, our beautiful Hararghe and city Dirre Dawa, you are welcome as a guest. You know there is no historical or current evidence of Somali land ownership in Oromo or Adere land..and you are foreigners from Somalia who want to promote more tribal wars in the Horn of Africa. May God guide you with peace.
'''Orthodox Christianity is very different from western Christianity''' true words! the traditions of orthodox Christianity is much more closer to our Muslim brothers and it's the most authentic form of Christianity
Also Catholics and Orthodox Christians are very close infact there are orthodox Catholics. The difference is that keep Catholics and Orthodx keep their traditions and Evangelicals don't and think the come through faith alone. The Protestant or Evanglic movement started in Europe.
First of all, Libya never tried to colonize ethiopia. they got that wrong. And also never have a dispute with yemen. Eritrea borders with Yemen not ethiopia. I like your reaction Amena. You keep saying i want to go here i want to go there lol I keep saying me too :)
Yes as a Libyan I was baffled, I can only imagine she meant something like "Libya, like ethiopia, also fought against itlaian occupation" but was misinterpreted by the host as being "Libya also tried occupying ethiopia"
THANKS SIS FOR THE COMMENTS I LOVED YOUR SUGGESTIONS . THEY DIVIDED TO BRING ABOUT DIVISION IN ETHIOPIA BY DEALING WITH AMERICA . LOT OF OTHER BAD STUFFS ALSO DONE AS THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT WAS APPOINTED BY AMERICA INDIRECTLY.
The ordinary Egyptians and Ethiopian got along very well every since the Bible times it's a lot of misled information out there to throw people off from the real truth
Exactly 💯! Ancient Ethiopia 🇪🇹 and ancient Egypt 🇪🇬 share lots of wonderful history!! We're not enemies but family!!! United and ancient proud Godly Ethiopia 🇪🇹 and Egypt 🇪🇬 forever!!! Greetings all from your proud Ethiopian 🇪🇹 brother in the USA 🇺🇸
2% Ethiopian & Eritrean is not surprising! especially when you wear our trad clothes or even the shirt you have now, people would be hardpressed to know you weren't habesha based on appearances alone.
I am a Somali ,over 50 generation where born in what’s now called Ethiopia and Kenya we hate been called Ethiopian we just Somali and even other Ethiopian don’t consider us Ethiopia 😂😅
Egypt has never been a friend of Ethiopia. They’ve been a pain in the neck throughout history. They have been supporting all sorts of rebel group with the aim of destabilizing Ethiopia. If it is weak with internal conflicts, Egypt calculates that Ethiopia wouldn’t do any project on Nile river. To an extent this panned out. However, recently, Ethiopia is developing and building the largest dam in Africa on river Nile. I don’t know where he made the conclusion that Egypt is Ethiopia’s friend.
Be4 Somalian Ethiopian and Sudan Was 1country 1Large Region and Name. ABASINIA, thanks Amina sharing ur video.from Hargeisa. Amena. Good look Somaliplateu.hight mountain Daallo,Silsilad The. Golise Range and Gacanlibax.Montain It's sem calimanjaro Montain 2500 Maxi3000m hight
Ameena, how could your Father name become Teferi, I thought it is an Ethiopian name just local name in Ethiopia. But you're Sudan, so is Terferi a common name in Sudan as well? Am wondered. If I found your second name Teferi, I would immediately consider you as Ethiopian
Ya - as Amhara I agree. we don’t have type of dances like that. What the video shown is more southern type; like Sidama, Oromo, Woylata. Many stuff in the video were wrong.
No, habesha are the tigrinya ppl both living in Eritrea and Tigray (North Ethiopia) AND the tigre ❤ people in Eritrea and all three of them are Geez ❤❤ and semitic ppl. The shirt you're wearing with the alphabet (Geez) it belongs to them. Geez today is spoken only in the orthodox churches and the closest language to Geez is the language of the Tigre and Tigrinya. Oh the amhara ppl are also habesha ❤ Do some research e.g. about Kingdom of Axum (today Tigray + Eritrea).
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Hey, this was my first time doing these so my camera is super small! Next time I'll make myself bigger like the thumbnail. Sorry
I am Ethiopian Jewish you make me want to know about Ethiopia more I love your channel you make me proud❤
I am Sudanese and I Love Ethiopia
Wow 👌 so nice of you! Thank you so much for your love of our wonderful ancient proud Ethiopia 🇪🇹!!! We love ❤️ our beloved ancient proud Sudan 🇸🇩 too! We share a lot of ancient history including the wonderful Nile River!!! United and ancient proud Godly Ethiopia 🇪🇹 and Sudan 🇸🇩 forever!!!
Hi Amina and Elias. You two are dope! When our actions are grounded in the intentions to know ,understand and love each other we can be effective. Love has no borders and you guys are the epitome of that. I really enjoy watching your videos. I’m a fan. God bless 🙏.
👍🏾nice comment God bless u too
Wonderful video wonderful Amena konjo!! I never get tired of watching your amazing videos and content Amena konjit!!! Thank you so much for your love of our wonderful ancient proud Ethiopia 🇪🇹!! You look 💯 Ethiopian Amena!! Love you!
I appreciate this comment
Amena So Beautiful Blessings to Sudan Ethiopia 🇪🇹 ❤❤
You are doing a great job!!! Your reaction video is so marvelous!!! Indeed Ethiopia is beyond your imagination! Keep going your timeless job by doing accurate researches based on facts not figures! We will assist you in professional ways about the Ethiopian Travel |Adventures | Food | Culture | Nature | History| Lifestyle | ! Thank you for your priceless effort for promoting Ethiopia!!
Amena! Great job! Your energy is uplifting.....
Thank you so much!!
I'm actually interested in hearing also about the history of Eritrea now that I've watched this one
I plan on doing Eritrea soon!
Thank you Amina well come back nice to see you
Reaction video was nice Amena, lot I didn't know about Ethiopia. Wonder what Ellias thinks of the info from the video. Keep the videos coming Amena, you're on a roll!
He loves any video that talks positively about Ethiopia lol though there were a few things he said were incorrect!
You're awesome, Amena! Love your videos! ❤❤❤
Thank you so much!!
One Love Motherland 🌍 ETHIOPIA
Amena and her cool vibe
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thank you Amina for sharing thiso
There's a lot of misinformation in their video😅
That dance was Oromo from the Arsi clan and it is called "Tirri".
Tigray people use the Ge'ez script and their language is closest to Ge'ez.
Amharic is mixed with Ge'ez and Cushitic languages like Agaw with some Oromo in Shawa dialect.
Oromo people do have our own script called "Sapalo", by Sheikh Bakri Sapalo of Hararghe. He was arrested and threatened repeatedly for trying to teach this script.
Today in Hararghe in major Universities the Oromo Sappalo script is being taught.
I hope you will understand history Amena, Oromo language was banned from being spoken in schools, written in literature, published in books and distributed in music until 1992.
As an act of resistance against forced assimilation we chose to write our script in Latin letters.
Oromo is a very ancient language.
There are ancient caves in Hararghe such as the Danaba cave where we have ancient wall inscriptions of humans, cattle, goats, sheep, camels, giraffes, rabbits, dogs.
Historians, researchers, Egyptologists have used Oromo language to decipher the hieroglyphics of the Kemetic ancient Egyptian dynasty.
*(Dereje Birbirso, "The Power of Afaan Oromo as a Device for Explaining Africa’s Prehistory vs. Ethiopia’s repressive language policy: An evolutionary Africology perspective", Haramaya University)*
The Sumerian language along with primitive Babylonian languages in ancient Mesopotamia were also found to be closest to the Mahra language in Southern Arabia and the Oromo language *(Sir Henry C. Rawlinson, HC Rawlinson (1878), “The Origins of Nations”)*
Habesha refers to those who speak a Semitic language.
This is Tigray, Tigrinya, Tigre, Amhara, Adere, Gurage peoples.
Their languages stem from a root Semitic language called Ge'ez.
The Axsumite Kingdom included Yemen, where a tribe called "Habashat" lived. There are ancient inscriptions that show a clan of "Habashat" people were called to war against the Kings in Saba.
Because the Kingdom was one, foreigners would refer to the general population from Ethiopia/Eritrea/Yemen as Habesha.
After the Axsumite Kingdom fell, Arabs referred to the entire Horn of Africa as "Habesha".
Throughout time this term Habesha was adopted as a self identifer and came to only mean those who speak a Semitic language in Ethiopia/Eritrea.
Within Eritrea there are; Saho, Agaw-Bilen, Beja Cushitic people
Kunama, Nara Nilotic people
Rashaida Arab people
and within Ethiopia there are; Oromo, Agaw, Irob, Sidama, Hadiyya, Gideo, Kambaata, Burji, Alaba, Konso, Afar, Somali and many more Cushitic people
Kafficho, Shinasha, Wolaytta, Bench, Dorze and many more Omotic people
Gumuz, Berta, Kunama, Annuak, Nuer and many more Nilotic people.
Cushitic, Semitic, Omotic all belong to the Afro-Asiatic language family along with Chadic, Berber, ancient Egyptian.
Also prior to speaking Semitic languages, many Habeshas were once Cushitic speaking people.
We know that Amhara are directly related to Cushitic Agaw people.
Tigray people are directly related to Cushitic Agaw and Irob people.
Some are closely related to Cushitic Wollo/Rayya Oromo people.
Tigrinya and Tigre are closed related to Saho, Agaw-Bilen, Beja people.
Some Habesha may have Semitic DNA but majority are largely Cushitic DNA and are related to their Cushitic neighbors.
But Cushitic speaking people do not identify as Habesha.
So it is better to ask people if they are Ethiopian/Eritrean and discuss their nationality instead.
Within modern day Ethiopia, Habesha is commonly used as a general term to refer to all Ethiopians esp those who share culture.
I have family and met many local Oromos who identified as Habesha.
Personally I do not, as someone not born in Ethiopia. But it did not bother me that they did.
Even in North America I will ask if people are Ethiopian. If they ask me if I am Habesha I will not take it seriously and just say yes because they really just mean - "Are you Ethiopian?"
Don't take it too seriously Amena.
1 Most of what you wrote is nonsense Hotep stuff.
2 Tigrayans and Amhara both use Ge’ez alphabet but non of them speak the Ge’ez language which is extinct for quite some centuries. Ge’ez today is basically like Latin. And out of the 2 the Tigrinya language is more related to Ge’ez than Amharic due to less Agaw influence that Amharic have more than Tigrinya. But the most closet languages to Ge’ez are the Tigre people in Eritrea
@@theassassin9326 You actually just repeated what I said.
Tigray, Tigrinya, Tigre languages are the closest to Ge'ez.
Amharic is mixed with Cushitic Agaw language. And Amharic Shawa dialect is heavily mixed with Oromo language.
There is no point in repeating exactly what someone said and calling it nonsense just so you can feel "right" lol.
I cited sources you can read about the history of ancient Egyptian and Babylonian languages.
I didn't write them.
Hoteps didn't write them.
It is Academic literature that connects Oromo language to ancient Egypt and ancient Mesopotamia.
Academia literature that requires research and evidence prior to being published.
And Hoteps claim that African Americans are ancient Egyptians which has nothing to do with what I said.
It is well known ancient Egyptian and Berber both belong to the Afro-Asiatic language family.
And the hieroglyphics that depict life of the Kemet Dynasty show people with skin, braided hair, farming equiptment, household objects that are found in Oromo culture and in the Horn of Africa.
They are distinctly different from the Nubian and other dynasties.
The ancient mass migration of people from Egypt into Horn of Africa is actually documented by anthropologists.
@@oromtitiwbo5078 linking Oromo with ancient Egypt? Ya.. no thanks.. I don’t like Hotep stuff. But do your thing. 👍🏾
Yes Amena, it is pronounced "Di-rre Dawa" - In Affaan Oromo language Dirre means - A field, open grassy land area
Dawa means - An encircled area surrounded by mountains.
Which is what the city of Dirre Dawa is. The land is encircled by mountains, and use to be lush green terrain.
Over the past 30 years we have seen the land drying out and turning desert like.
Because of lack of electricity through out history, civilians are cutting trees across Ethiopia.
The loss of trees has an environmental effect of drying out the earth. When there is also long term drought, we have seen the ground and major rivers dry out in such a short period of time.
Dirre Dawa, was once traditional farming land for Oromo people like the rest of Hararghe Region.
Even now within Dirre Dawa there will still be Oromo people with farms on their land. I have an elder family member who is still farming within the city on their land like our grandfathers generation was doing.
I hope you will visit Dirre Dawa one day, there is an area called "Old Dirre Dawa" which was once the original city limits.
There are historical cafes where Oromo bands like the Affran Qallo Band once played.
These local famous bands in the 60's is how our hero Ali Birra started.
At a time when it was illegal to publish and distribute music in Oromo language, they continued to do it and put their lives at risk.
Ali Birra discussed selling his records on the street and the dangers of doing so but he still did it.
Many Dirre Dawa and Hararghe bands fled to Djibouti, Somalia, Eritrea in order to freely play their music and have it heard on radio stations.
Ali Birras musical skills and talent was able to surpass these laws, he impressed Haile Selassie and he began playing in the Imperial Band.
Rest in peace to our hero❤
Dirre Dawa was also once an economic hub. It had textile factories, bread factories, cola factories and many more which employeed thousands of people.
Even people from the capital city and across Ethiopia would come to Dirre Dawa for employment and higher wage in the 60's-80's.
Afterwards the factories were intentionally shut down and the equiptment was taken in order to destabilize and disenfranchise the city and Hararghe Region.
Dirre Dawa was also a cultural hub.
Gizira is the area Italians built and use to live in.
Yemeni's and others use to live here as an Islamic educational centre.
Arabic was widely spoken as a communication language which is why our fathers and older generations could speak Arabic.
Wow thank you for your detailed explanation. 👍🏼👍🏼
Dire Dhabe is Somali state, and it was changed to Dire Dewa in the early 90s by the tplf?! Why are you lying. It’s backed by the official site
@@aishasamsam Dirre Dawa is an Oromo city belonging to the Afran Qallo Sub-Clan of Humbana, Barentu Clan Oromos.
Thank you for proving you are not Indigenous to this city or area when;
*1.* Dirre Dawa was the official name of this city even before the colonization of Menelik II and encorporating Hararghe into Ethiopia.
Menelik II even renamed the city from its original name *Dirre Dawa* to *Addis Harar* upon colonization.
*"1887 - Dire Dawa, a domain of Emirate of Harar, conquered by Emperor Menelik II and incorporated into the Ethiopian Empire.[1]*
*"5 November 1896 - Menelik II accepted rename Dire Dawa to "Addis Harar" (New Harar).[1][2]"*
*2.* Somalis are not Indigenous to Dire Dawa or Hararghe Region.
The only Somali tribe that lives here is Gurgura.
Gurgura people have an Oromo name for a tribe.
*"Gurgura"* - means *to sell* in Oromo language.
Why did Oromo people name this Somali tribe this?
And why did this Somali tribe accept an Oromo name as their tribal name?
Because they were nomadic pastoralists who were traders that would migrate back and forth from Somalia to Hararghe to trade and sell.
Hararghe is fertile green farm land, mountains, rivers.
Hararghe Oromos are traditional farmers.
We were often called *"Qotu"* - which means to dig when farming in Oromo language.
The Somali traders enjoyed our stationary lifestyle as we lived off the land we worked on.
They asked to settle and remain in this land, and the local Afran Qallo Clan Oromos accepted as long as they adopted Oromo identity.
That is how Gurgura Somali tribe adopted an Oromo name as their tribal identity, began living in Dirre Dawa, marrying into us, and were gifted land.
Even as recent as the past 20 years, Gurgura's were identifying as Oromo and marrying into us under the identity of Oromos.
As a result, other Somalis such as the Issa Clan began migrating into Dirre Dawa in the past 30 years in order to claim the land.
It hasn't worked.
Because land is passed down generationally within families, and land is owned tribally in every area.
Within Dirre Dawa, and surrounding farm lands in Hararghe, we see that the land is owned tribally by various Afran Qallo and Alaa Hararghe Oromo tribes.
As we saw, Gurgura's could not own land within Dire Dawa or Hararghe without marrying into us generationally.
*3.* Like I said, Hararghe is farming land, and Oromos are well known to be traditional farmers.
It is also well known Somalis are nomadic pastoralists.
They don't have the knowledge or tradition to farm coffee, khat, vegetables, fruit, traditional medicine like we do.
Therefore it is impossible for them to be Indigenous to this land when their lifestyle is not equipt to survive in this land.
They historically have migrated into our land exclusively to trade and buy goods, migrate back to Somalia and sell it by exporting internationally due to their Red Sea access.
Only 40 years ago we were still seeing Somali nomadic traders come by foot into Dire Dawa.
Our fathers and mothers generation can attest to it.
Now with modern technology they use trucks to buy and export in and outside of Hararghe.
Recently there was a tax increase on the export of khat, as a result it wasnt being exported into Somali Region, and sent outside to Somalia, Somaliland, Djibouti, and Yemen.
If Somalis were traditional farmers as Indigenous Hararghe people are...they would not need us to farm it and sell it to them.
They would grow it in their land and export it themselves.
*4.* You claim the city was called "Dire Dhaba" only 30 years ago.
Which is already disproven.
But, even as you claim it was a Somali name...it is not.
*"Dhaba"* is the Arabic word for gold.
Which Somalis borrow as their language uses many Arabic loan words.
And Oromos also use the Arabic word Dhaba for gold. As well as our own native word "Warqee".
So changing the name and meaning of the city to claim it as Somali - only to use an Arabic word...does not work.
The original name of the city was and always has been *Dirre Dawa,* which has no meaning in Somali, Arabic or any other language other than Oromo.
*5.* Oromos have been proven by historians and researchers to be an older nation in the Horn of Africa, even older than Somali people.
*"Prouty at al, 1981). Bates (1979) contends, “The Gallas (Oromo) were a very ancient race, the indigenous stock, perhaps, on which most other peoples in this part of eastern Africa have been grafted."*
Somalis know their ancestors, Proto-Somalis, once followed an Indigenous faith and worshipped God which they called *"Waaq".*
There is evidence Cushites in the Horn use to follow this traditional monothiestic faith.
Yet they currently have no information about this faith their ancestors once worshipped.
Somalis have not maintained any knowledge of it.
How their ancestors once prayed, what they believed in, how it governed their society.
While Oromo people still follow our Indigenous faith, Waaqeffanna.
Even Oromos who are now modern day Muslims and Christians, still refer to God as *"Waaqa"* because we know it is the same One True Creator.
We still participate in Waaqeffanna holidays together.
Waaqeffanna faith effects every aspect of Oromo culture from our traditional democratic Gadaa governing system.
The positions of tribal elders, men, women, youth in society and their positions.
Our spiritual and physical reality.
Our relationship with God, his creations and our roles and responsibilities to each other.
Our annual holidays we still celebrate such as Irreecha Hora, Irreecha Tullu, Ayyanna Guba and more. We have a Gadaa calendar we still
use that relies upon the Waaqefanna traditional faith.
This is not a forgotten, lost, ancient faith.
It is our identity practiced to this day even as we follow Abrahamic faiths.
*6.* There are cities and locations in Somali Region, Somalia/Somaliland which even Somalis cannot tell the name of as it is not their native tongue.
Jigjiga has no meaning in Somali.
They simply say it must come from a sound the ancestors said.
It is an Oromo word meaning - to be jagged, up and down, referring to the mountains in this area.
Hargeisa has no meaning in Somali.
It is an Oromo word for the Aloe Vera Cactus plant.
Port Zelia is the Arabic name given to this Port city, but its original name was Iftal which is another Oromo word.
These are not Arabic loan words or another foreign tongue. Simply Oromo language.
Somalis claim their oldest Clan is the "Dir" Clan.
Yet the Dir Clan claims paternal lineage to a man named *"Aqil Ibn Abi Talib".*
Which is an Arab man.
And maternal lineage, to local tribes of women referred to as *"Habr".*
Tribal lineage and identity is known to be counted paternally, not maternally.
The local tribes, what we call *"Habo"* in Oromo, means aunt. Maternal lineage.
I know Isaaq Somalis who have admitted themselves after conducting research and talking amongst each other, they learned their ancestors came from *Harar Oromo women* mixing with an *Arab man.*
It is also well known that Somalis have continuous tribal wars amongst each other for land. Because they migrate into each others land and attempt to conquer each other.
We have seen this within Somalia/Somaliland.
Even within Djibouti and Afar Region with Afar peoples land.
We see Somali is not a homogenous identity or society.
There are a Bantu people assimilated within them.
An Arab people on coastal Kenya assimilated into them.
A language called Maay Maay spoken within them, which is not Somali language.
A language called Chimwiini spoken within them, which is not Somali language.
Oromo people do not have this culture.
Oromo language is a purely Cushitic language, and our tribes traced within our Clan lineage are all Cushitic.
We know land ownership is by tribe, and do not try to invade and conquer each other by tribes.
Even within Hararghe we know West Hararghe land belongs to the Ittu Oromo Sub-clan of Barentu Clan.
East Hararghe belongs to Afran Qallo and Ala Sub-clans of Barentu Clan.
You don't see even Hararghe Oromos claiming each others land.
Forget trying to claim the land of Arsi, Bale, Shawa, Wallo, Jimma, IlluBabor, Wollega, Borana, Guji Oromos.
Because we see each other as a Federation, a unified nation and people under the democratic principles of Gadaa system.
We uphold the laws of God, Waaqa, which is to respect the dignity and sanctity of every life. Human, animals, nature.
Tribalism/Clanism/Land grabbing goes against the basis of our beliefs which is why you simply wont see it.
Infact, Oromiyya Region is the most diverse because it is our culture to accept others to live with us together peacefully.
The land and its resources are from God, it is against the principles of the Gadaa system to deny water, food and shelter to those who need it.
But landgrabbing and displacing those who welcome you into their land is another story.
Judging from your ignorance to claim the city of Dirre Dawa's name was changed in the 1990's, I can guarantee you are not from this city or area.
Our fathers, mothers, uncles, aunts, grandparents who lived throughout the 1940's, 50's, 60's are still alive.
They can easily disprove what you have claimed.
You are simply trying to instigate ethnic wars among people who wish to live in peace together.
Which I highly suggest against, considering the ongoing tribal civil wars Somalis are going through with each other and the effects it has upon their community.
Ethiopian's wish to leave in peace together so please stop.
Instead of dreaming of grabbing the land of Hararghe, Arsi, Bale or any Oromos. I wish you will focus on your community needing peace within the land you actually belong to.
Thank you, Peace to you, Galatooma.
@@ccoralchen Thank you I have subscribed to you. Welcome to Ethiopia and enjoy your time here🙏🏽❤️
@@cros34 Come to Oromiyya, our beautiful Hararghe and city Dirre Dawa, you are welcome as a guest.
You know there is no historical or current evidence of Somali land ownership in Oromo or Adere land..and you are foreigners from Somalia who want to promote more tribal wars in the Horn of Africa.
May God guide you with peace.
Amina you are just amazing person.
Love my beloved proud ancient Godly Ethiopia 🇪🇹!!!
'''Orthodox Christianity is very different from western Christianity''' true words! the traditions of orthodox Christianity is much more closer to our Muslim brothers and it's the most authentic form of Christianity
True
You mean Protestanism not Western Christianity
Also Catholics and Orthodox Christians are very close infact there are orthodox Catholics. The difference is that keep Catholics and Orthodx keep their traditions and Evangelicals don't and think the come through faith alone. The Protestant or Evanglic movement started in Europe.
First of all, Libya never tried to colonize ethiopia. they got that wrong. And also never have a dispute with yemen. Eritrea borders with Yemen not ethiopia. I like your reaction Amena. You keep saying i want to go here i want to go there lol I keep saying me too :)
Yes as a Libyan I was baffled, I can only imagine she meant something like "Libya, like ethiopia, also fought against itlaian occupation" but was misinterpreted by the host as being "Libya also tried occupying ethiopia"
It is also Eriteran Alfbat...
Right if you haven't had Ethiopian food before you are missing out on life a lot of food traditions around the world influence from Ethiopian food
THANKS SIS FOR THE COMMENTS I LOVED YOUR SUGGESTIONS . THEY DIVIDED TO BRING ABOUT DIVISION IN ETHIOPIA BY DEALING WITH AMERICA . LOT OF OTHER BAD STUFFS ALSO DONE AS THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT WAS APPOINTED BY AMERICA INDIRECTLY.
The same problem in Quebece wanting to separate from Canada where I live. Through a referendum thus far 2 have not been a success!
The ordinary Egyptians and Ethiopian got along very well every since the Bible times it's a lot of misled information out there to throw people off from the real truth
Exactly 💯! Ancient Ethiopia 🇪🇹 and ancient Egypt 🇪🇬 share lots of wonderful history!! We're not enemies but family!!! United and ancient proud Godly Ethiopia 🇪🇹 and Egypt 🇪🇬 forever!!! Greetings all from your proud Ethiopian 🇪🇹 brother in the USA 🇺🇸
In 1888 Ethiopia participated the colonial division meeting of Colonial Europeans. Later on Italy captured Ethiopia and colonized for 10 years.
Egypt never been a friend to Ethiopia. In fact they have been our historic enemy and it is still true.
41° doesn't surprise me at all, coz I've been experiencing 45° every summer
Political geography is literally the best part of his videos
Prophet Moses had married an Ethiopian woman therefore their descendants are what we see in Felashas living in the Western area of Gondar.
I watched his video before. Seems something different from the comments. 😂😂😂Nice T-shirt. 😊
I like ur hair style today
We love you guys
Habesha means a mixd, which mixed to Areb
no its not, it has no meaning in arabic, the only thing it means is abyssinians/axumites
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2% Ethiopian & Eritrean is not surprising! especially when you wear our trad clothes or even the shirt you have now, people would be hardpressed to know you weren't habesha based on appearances alone.
Nigeria and sudan
I really want this shirt and I am not even Ethiopian.
your beautiful too Ameena Elias is a lucky man 😘
I am a Somali ,over 50 generation where born in what’s now called Ethiopia and Kenya we hate been called Ethiopian we just Somali and even other Ethiopian don’t consider us Ethiopia 😂😅
you can call both "are you habesha?" you will not offend anyone i tell you.
Egypt has never been a friend of Ethiopia. They’ve been a pain in the neck throughout history. They have been supporting all sorts of rebel group with the aim of destabilizing Ethiopia. If it is weak with internal conflicts, Egypt calculates that Ethiopia wouldn’t do any project on Nile river. To an extent this panned out. However, recently, Ethiopia is developing and building the largest dam in Africa on river Nile. I don’t know where he made the conclusion that Egypt is Ethiopia’s friend.
Be4 Somalian Ethiopian and Sudan
Was 1country 1Large Region and Name. ABASINIA, thanks Amina sharing ur video.from Hargeisa. Amena. Good look Somaliplateu.hight mountain Daallo,Silsilad The. Golise Range and Gacanlibax.Montain It's sem calimanjaro Montain 2500 Maxi3000m hight
Ameena, how could your Father name become Teferi, I thought it is an Ethiopian name just local name in Ethiopia. But you're Sudan, so is Terferi a common name in Sudan as well? Am wondered. If I found your second name Teferi, I would immediately consider you as Ethiopian
I think it’s her husband’s last name
@queenqueen73 you are right it’s not a common Sudanese name. I took Elias’s last name when we got married.
YAHWEH
She’s not Habesha she looks ethnic Somali
Ethiopia has different ethnic groups such as Amhara, Oromo, Somali, Afar and Tigriyna. So she is an Ethiopian
You would get why there are land disputes if you took a little interest in the politics you claim to hate 😅.
LOL yeah that's true
U only talk about Ethiopia how about Eriteran or Sudan try a little bit of all the grate east African...pls...
Coming next!
Why you talk like you were Ethiopian not Sudanese?
Been saying that ! I think she is doing that because she gets more views. Again my opinion as a viewer!!!
@@asteryohannes2872 yes I agree
@@asteryohannes2872because she is part of it! Ethiopia means Sudan, and Sudan means Ethiopia. We are the same people! Stop being jealousy
She just love Ethiopia. What so bad about that? I mean her husband is literally Ethiopian! She is basically Ethiopian
The flag you showing is not representing Ethiopian muslims please keep it to your self you are not Ethiopian muslim so you don't know our pain
Flag with the star represent all Ethiopian 😏 Flag your holding is have Cross Not represent Muslim. 🚫
Interesting, I did not know that!
That's wrong Muslim is not 33%😂
oromo culture Dance not amhara 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ya - as Amhara I agree. we don’t have type of dances like that. What the video shown is more southern type; like Sidama, Oromo, Woylata. Many stuff in the video were wrong.
No, habesha are the tigrinya ppl both living in Eritrea and Tigray (North Ethiopia) AND the tigre ❤ people in Eritrea and all three of them are Geez ❤❤ and semitic ppl. The shirt you're wearing with the alphabet (Geez) it belongs to them. Geez today is spoken only in the orthodox churches and the closest language to Geez is the language of the Tigre and Tigrinya. Oh the amhara ppl are also habesha ❤ Do some research e.g. about Kingdom of Axum (today Tigray + Eritrea).
yeah, but now it just refers to the semitic speaking ppl of ethiopia