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The Uses, Nutritional Advantages, and Challenges of Traditional Fermented Alcoholic Beverages for Indigenous Communities in Ethiopia. [PDF]
Int J MicrobiolTraditional 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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Harnessing the Medicinal Potential of Enset (<i>Ensete ventricosum</i>) in Ethiopian Traditional Medicine: A Synthesis of Current Knowledge. [PDF]
Food Sci NutrThis study provides the first national‐level synthesis of medical Enset (Ensete ventricosum) in Ethiopia. Over 600 Enset landraces were identified, with 16.7% documented from 15 major Enset growing areas, where corn and bulla are the primary medical parts used to treat bone and back ailments.
Muanenda M, Fereja WM, Dauda WP.
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Enset Landraces: Conservation, Distribution, and Use in an Enset-Based Agricultural System. [PDF]
Scientifica (Cairo)Enset is a unique food security crop for more than 25% of the population in Ethiopia and serves as a food, animal feed, medicine, and fiber source, with significant resilience and environmental adaptability. Enset growing zones harbor several landraces, resulting from differences in natural selection, human selection, and cultural management practices.
Kibatu T +3 more
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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 +5 more
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Gender variation across the Oromo dialects: A corpus‐based study*
Studia Linguistica, Volume 77, Issue 3, Page 453-495, December 2023., 2023 Abstract This study aims to (1) demonstrate the position of the Oromo gender system in Corbett's (1991) typology of gender; (2) illustrate major syntactic gender variation across the Oromo dialects; (3) identify factors that contributed to the gender variation, and (4) illustrate the morphosyntax of the Oromo gender system.
Tekabe Legesse Feleke, Terje Lohndal
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Morphology‐Based Spell Checker for Dawurootsuwa Language
Scientific Programming, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023 Processing of textual information by using word‐processing tools is extremely increased due to the presence of misspelled or erroneous words. In order to minimize these misspelled words from digital information, different spellchecker tools are needed.
Dawit Tadesse Gamu +2 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 2, Issue 3, Page 212-228, May 2020., 2020 Enset is a staple food for over 20 million people via its starch‐rich corm and pseudostem, yet it is virtually unknown outside a narrow zone of cultivation in southern Ethiopia. Due to acculturation and urbanization coupled with climate change, emerging pests and the introduction of new crops, the extensive indigenous knowledge associated with this ...
James S. Borrell +9 more
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Ensete ventricosum: A Multipurpose Crop against Hunger in Ethiopia
The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020., 2020 Ensete ventricosum is a traditional multipurpose crop mainly used as a staple/co‐staple food for over 20 million people in Ethiopia. Despite this, scientific information about the crop is scarce. Three types of food, viz., Kocho (fermented product from scraped pseudostem and grated corm), Bulla (dehydrated juice), and Amicho (boiled corm) can be ...
Getahun Yemata, Tadashi Takamizo
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Existential predication in Hamar
Nordic Journal of African Studies, 2019 This paper analyzes predicative constructions expressing location, existence and possession in Hamar, a South Omotic language spoken in South-West Ethiopia.
Sara Petrollino
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Dawro Personal Names and Naming Practices
Nordic Journal of African Studies, 2021 The Dawro, speakers of an Omotic language in Southwest Ethiopia, use personal names both to establish individuals’ linguistic identity and to reflect their culture and language.
Mengistu Dinato Didena
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