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Mora augmentation in Lowland East Cushitic: implications for typology and studies of metrification

Linguistics
Moras play an important role in Lowland East Cushitic tone/accent assignment, but their contributions elsewhere in these languages’ grammars are not well established.
Green Christopher R., Cunia Aline
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Cushitic loans in South Nilotic revisited

Afrika und Übersee
This article explores lexical contact between Cushitic and Nilotic taking the proposed Cushitic language Proto Baz as point of departure. Proto Baz is a putative East Cushitic language proposed by Heine, Rottland & Vossen (1979), on the basis of words ...
Maarten Mous, Christian Rapold
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Mitochondrial DNA D-Loop Polymorphisms among the Galla Goats Reveals Multiple Maternal Origins with Implication on the Functional Diversity of the HSP70 Gene. [PDF]

Genet Res (Camb)
Despite much attention given to the history of goat evolution in Kenya, information on the origin, demographic history, dispersal route, and genetic diversity of Galla goats remains unclear. Here, we examined the genetic background, diversity, demographic history, and population genetic variation of Galla goats using mtDNA D‐loop and HSP70 single ...
Masila EM, Ogada SO, Ogali IN, Kennedy GM, Too EK, Ommeh CS.   +5 more
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Gertrud Schneider-Blum: A Grammar of Alaaba. A Highland East Cushitic Language of Ethiopia

Aethiopica, 2011
Review
Graziano Savà
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The Uses, Nutritional Advantages, and Challenges of Traditional Fermented Alcoholic Beverages for Indigenous Communities in Ethiopia. [PDF]

Int J Microbiol
Traditional fermented alcoholic beverages (TFABs) are an integral part of Ethiopian culture, serving as food and recreational sources and vital elements of social, religious, and ceremonial events. Ethiopia is known for its wide variety of TFABs, which are made using indigenous knowledge handed down through generations.
Fentahun M.
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Persistence of Ancestral KhoeSan Mitochondrial Patterns in Contemporary South African Populations. [PDF]

Ann Hum Genet
Abstract Introduction Southern Africa has been inhabited by hunter‐gatherers for at least 20,000 years and has received diverse immigration flows in the last 2000 years. The original inhabitants have interacted with the pastoralist migrants from Eastern Africa (∼2000 ybp), followed by the southern Bantu migration arriving some 1000 ybp, and more ...
D'Amato ME, Ristow P, Livesey M, Heynes K, Huber N, Bravi C, Hansen AJ, Parson W.   +7 more
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Comprehensive Review on Bulla: Uses and Nutritional, Cultural, and Processing Perspectives of an Enset-Derived Food in Ethiopia. [PDF]

Int J Food Sci
Enset (Ensete ventricosum) is a perennial herbaceous monocot belonging to the Musaceae family. It is a crucial crop in Southern and Southwestern Ethiopia, providing food security for over 20 million people. The three main enset‐derived food products are kocho, amicho, and bulla.
Weyya G, Admassu H, Tadesse E, Teressa H, Tagesse T.   +4 more
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A Brief Data on Water Demand Assessment for Sustainable Potable Water Supply in Yergalem Tula Kebele, Ethiopia.

J Environ Public Health, 2022
In spite of Ethiopia’s abundant water resources, such as rainwater, groundwater, river, and lake, there has been an increase in the demand for potable water during the past decade. Since 1990, Ethiopia has only achieved 57 percent of the Millennium Development Goal target for access to safe drinking water.
Vijayan DS, Tadesse HT, Yokamo Y, Divahar R, Bezabih Bashe T, Jebasingh Daniel J.   +5 more
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A typology of relative and possessive constructions in Oromo

Afrika und Übersee
This study is a description, analysis, and contextualization of relative clauses and adnominal possessive constructions in the Cushitic language Oromo (Afaan Oromoo) spoken in Ethiopia, which are of interest for language typology.
Wakweya Olani Gobena, Andreas Hölzl
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History and genetic diversity of African sheep: Contrasting phenotypic and genomic diversity. [PDF]

Anim Genet
Abstract Domesticated sheep have adapted to contrasting and extreme environments and continue to play important roles in local community‐based economies throughout Africa. Here we review the Neolithic migrations of thin‐tailed sheep and the later introductions of fat‐tailed sheep into eastern Africa.
Da Silva A, Ahbara A, Baazaoui I, Jemaa SB, Cao Y, Ciani E, Dzomba EF, Evans L, Gootwine E, Hanotte O, Harris L, Li MH, Mastrangelo S, Missohou A, Molotsi A, Muchadeyi FC, Mwacharo JM, Tallet G, Vernus P, Hall SJG, Lenstra JA.   +20 more
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