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The Cushites in Herodotus and Chronicles
The theme of “the Cushites” has been investigated in Chronicles by various scholars. The Cushites are mentioned in passing in various passages of the book, but more prominently in the first part of the Asa narrative (2 Chron 14–16). Herodotus has also given attention to them in Book III of his Histories.
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Review of David L. Appleyard, A Comparative Dictionary of the Agew Language,“Kuschitische Sprachstudien / Cushitic Language Studies” 24, Köln, Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, 2006, 200 pp.
Laura Łykowska
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The typology of tone and Cushitic
The current dimensions in the typology of tone are not insightful for understanding the properties of tone in Cushitic languages. Some Cushitic languages are characterised as “pitch-accent” and these cannot be considered stress languages because the criterion of obligatoriness of every word having a stressed unit is not valid for them.
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African mitochondrial haplogroup L7: a 100,000-year-old maternal human lineage discovered through reassessment and new sequencing. [PDF]
Maier PA +3 more
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On-farm diversity, use pattern, and conservation of enset (Ensete ventricosum) genetic resources in southern Ethiopia. [PDF]
Dilebo T, Feyissa T, Asfaw Z, Zewdu A.
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The contribution summarises the Beja lexicon connected with natural phenomena, including astronomical, temporal, and geographical terminology. Every lexeme is documented in available sources and etymologized in areal or genealogical perspectives.
Václav Blažek
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Applicative constructions in Cushitic
The article reviews and proposes new analyses of the morphology, syntax, and semantics of applicative constructions, periphrastic, preverbal and suffixal strategies, and applicative lookalikes in Cushitic languages (Afroasiatic).
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Evidence of the interplay of genetics and culture in Ethiopia. [PDF]
López S +12 more
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I present the main results of the LHEAf project, www.lheaf.org on this topic arguing 1. South Cushitic is not part of East Cushitic, 2. Proto Tanzanian Cushitic is influenced by Oromo in Kenya, 3. Taita Cushitic is South Cushitic, 4. (Tanzanian) South Cushitic and South Nilotic / Datooga were in contact. On the basis of the linguistic history I discuss
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Genomic analysis reveals geography rather than culture as the predominant factor shaping genetic variation in northern Kenyan human populations. [PDF]
Taravella Oill AM +5 more
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