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we all have seen the commercials, heard the lectures and have been yelled at by our parents for not eating. "there are kids in africa who are starving" well this is not that story.
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Ethiopian Society

Published on Nov 27, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Ethiopian Society

Skyler, Angel, Devin
we all have seen the commercials, heard the lectures and have been yelled at by our parents for not eating. "there are kids in africa who are starving" well this is not that story.
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Culture

  • 80 Diverse Ethnic Backgrounds
  • Ethio - Greek for Burned
Photo by Dietmar Temps

Coffee Ceremony

  • Partakes in the morning
  • Complemented with popcorn,
  • Served black
  • Main Social event
Talk about politics, religion, and partake in coming of ceremonies.
Photo by saravdv

Historic value

  • Story of the Goat Herder
  • Harvesting process

Language

  • 83 Diverse Languages
  • 200 Diverse Dialects
  • Official Language Ge'ez

Language

  • Derived from Amheric
  • Semitic
  • Cushitic
  • Omotic
  • Nilo - Saharan
Amheric - americ consists of English, French, Arabic, Italian

Semitic composed of script that is 33 letters, each of which denotes 7 characters, making a total of 231 characters.
Examples of this are Argobba, Birale, Gafat, Ge'ez

Cushitic made from the roman alphabet
Exaples of this Arbore, Gedeo, Konso

Omotic spoken between the Lakes of southern Rift Valley and the Omo River.
Examples of this are Ari, Boro, Dime

Nilo-Saharan spoken in the western part of the country along the border with Sudan
Ex. Anauk, Komo, and Suri
Photo by D-Stanley

Values

  • The Golden Rule
  • Keep Personal Matters to Themselves
They make their guests sit before they do
They speak highly of family and friends
on a daily basis they avoid talking about politics, sex, and religion
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Traditional Food

  • No Pork or shellfish
  • Family involvement
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Culture

  • No Gender Roles
  • Eliminates Racism
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Conclusion

Photo by Dietmar Temps