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Nyawal James, Daniel Taye, & Meheretu Adnew.

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The purpose of this study was to investigatethe language use on the Nuer kinship terms. The major objective of the thesis was to explore the language use on the Nuer kinship terms. To achieve the objectives of the study, the data was collected through semi-structured key informant interview, elicitation method, focus group discussion, observation checklist, and kinship questionnaire and analyzed thematically and categorically. In this study, a wordlist of kinship terms, ethnographic observation, and personal communication were also used. In the present study, basic phonemes and their distribution in the words were consulted as inputs for the analysis of kinship terms in Nuer. The study discussed the markedness theory and the review of various scholars’ works on kinship terms. The study provided the basic Nuer kinship structures, type of kinship terms, function of kinship terms and address terms are the sole for the discussion of this thesis. The kin terms used in Nuer kinship have been brought into scene for the description of the Nuer Kinship structure and the lineal structure. This study has shown that Nuer Kinship is the patrineal system. The kinship division as consanguine or affinal are considered in Nuer community but the patrineal/consanguine line is the only one considered for the genealogical presentation of the kin. The use of sociolinguistic factors on Nuer kinship terms can heavily depend on semantic interpretation, age set, gender of the addressee and the addresser. In conclusion, Nuer Kinship is complicated when it reaches the second and the third-generation kin. The terms like guar, maar, Nyimaar and demaar (Father, Mother, Sister and Brother) are all in the first generation that also represent the nuclear family. The use of ego generation kin in all its levels has greatly complicated the use of language in Nuer kinship.

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ABEBE ZEGEYE.

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የዘሩት ሲያፈራ በሚል አርእስት የቀረበው የደራሲ ደመቀ ዘነበ መጽሀፍ በደርግ ዘመን የኩባ መንግስት ለኢትዮጵያ ያደረገውን አስተዋኦ የሚመለከት ነው። ይህ መጽሀፍ በዋነኛነት የኩባ መንግስት ለኢትዮጵያ ያደረግውን ድጋፍና በዘመኑ በኩባ የተማሩ ኢትዮጵያውያን የነበራቸውን የሀገር ፍቅር እንዲሁም ወደሀገራቸው ተመልሰው ያደረጉትን አስተዋፆ በስፋት ይገልፃል። ደራሲው ደመቀ ዘነበ ግለ ታሪካቸው ለትውልድ የሚጠቅም መሆኑን በማመን ተዳፍኖ እንዳይቀር በጽሑፍ ለማስተላለፍ መፈለጋቸውን ይገልፃሉ። የመጽሐፍ ዳሰሳው ዓላማም ይህንኑ እሳቤ ለማጠናከርና አንባቢው ተገቢውን ቁም ነገር እንዲቀስምበት ለማበረታታት ጭምር ነው። https://jaalhc.org/papers/volume-12/issue-1/book-reviews-የመጽሐፍ-ዳሰሳ-በየዘሩት-ሲያፈራ-ላይ/publications.html

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Bizualem Amlak.

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This paper examines the structure of noun phrases in Dizin, one of the least linguistically studied languages in the Southwest part of Ethiopia. It focuses mainly on the Maji dialect. It describes different types of elements that appear in noun phrase and their orders in light of Dryer's(2007)cross-linguistic observation. The study follows a qualitative research approach. The data were collected using elicitation from key informants and from natural texts like fables in Maji district. The findings showed that Dizin employs variable order of elements with respect to the head noun or with respect to each other, which is almost similar to Hellental’s (2010) work on closely related language Sheko. Specifically, numerals and demonstratives occur before or after the head noun. While adjectives, quantifiers, and adpositions occur post-nominal, relative clauses occur left-adjacent to the head noun. As a result, Dizin is neither left-headed nor right-headed in the typology of noun phrase structure.

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AYELE ADDIS AMBELU & ABEBE ZEGEYE.

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Ideological discourse in Ethiopia began during the student movement of the 1960s. It was a time when most sections of Ethiopian society, including students engaged in an intense discussion of socialist ideas and beliefs. At the time, political ideology, class struggle, social rivalry, ethnic questioning, politics, and party politics were among the main topics discussed in Ethiopia. A problem arises because external political ideologies do not reflect Ethiopian political, economic, and social conditions but are trying to be applied from a viewpoint that ignores local imperatives. Although the question of democracy arose as all the political forces of the day followed the philosophy of socialism, the main questions were about group rights, and equality between nations and religions. The turmoil in Ethiopia over the past five decades is fueled by differences in worldview, political affiliation, class, ethnicity, and religion in a way that does not incorporate knowledge and experience of foreign implementations. Today, the view of the country is one of a country at a crossroads between alternative ways ahead. Analyzing the country's realities to heal our fractures and creating an inclusive vision learned from international experience will be the bridge to Ethiopia's future. It is imperative that Ethiopians work together to ensure sustainable development by overcoming obstacles erected between different domains. Socialism, Liberalism, and other ideologies have been implemented elsewhere in the world with varying degrees of success, as have other political alternatives, such as revolutionary democracy. If we are to correct the flaws of the past, it is essential to balance competition and cooperation, balance competing ideologies and not be a prisoner of ideology alone. This article aims to examine the nature, history, characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses of the systems and ideologies tested in Ethiopia.

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Assefa Balcha.

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This study historically contextualizes the adoption of the Atete spirit possession and the rituals associated with it following the settlement in Wallo of the Oromo from the end of the sixteenth century or the beginning of the seventeenth century. Though the ritual has persisted in the rural areas until the present time, the majority of women in most urban centers were compelled to stop offering feasts to the Atete spirit in the years following the coming to power of the military government in 1974. Despite the dearth of written sources in the area under investigation, the study makes use of oral tradition, and knowledgeable informants endeavored to reconstruct the locally held beliefs in respect of Atete possession and the ritual practices deemed indispensable to cajole and create peace with this naturally nonviolent spirit, and its adaptation to the new cultural and religious environment. The research, which is extensively based on oral sources, does not claim to be exhaustive. However, it will hopefully cast useful insight into this poorly documented and investigated subject.

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Assefa Balcha.

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This article looks at the nexus between the indigenous cosmology and the different healing techniques that had been utilized to prevent and treat ailments caused by the evil-eye in Wallo, Ethiopia. In particular, it examines the existential and ingrained belief in buda-caused illnesses within the wider context of the history of Wallo. The study also shows how indigenous preventive and therapeutic modalities survived for several centuries, along with their role in explaining the inexplicable misfortunes that befell individuals whose suffering was believed to have emanated from the injurious stare of fellow human beings who were labelled as evil-eyed persons or buda in local parlance. Although noxious spiritual powers were held responsible for most human illnesses, the pervasive nature and purported capability of the buda as one of the causal agents of ill-health and death among the general public deserves closer examination. Documenting the history of the buda-complex contributes to our understanding of the indigenous belief system/s and the various methods applied in diagnosing and treating them and the various healing traditions being espoused and applied in Wallo. The study makes use of secondary written materials as well as primary sources, mainly manuscripts and oral informants.

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