Hati13:
I mostly see terrorist acts in Nigeria almost weekly/monthly on TV. I've learned that it mostly happen in the northern part of Nigeria. I think most of it if not almost is related to Boko Haram. Do you live in the north Nigeria? Is there also terrorist acts and major crimes in central and southern Nigeria? Do you feel safe when you walk outside your house?

9jakool:

Boko Haram is mostly in the Northeast of the country. Terrorism in most parts of Nigeria is negligible to nonexistent. Don't get the wrong impression from the media that all of Nigeria is Boko Haram. Nigeria is incredibly diverse and there are a lot of contrasts in different parts. The largest city, Lagos has never experienced any Boko Haram attacks. On the other hand, Maiduguri in the Northeast has had countless of attacks in the past. In many places in the Northeast affected by Boko Haran, there are curfew impose on people for safety. Other than that, It's safe to go out in most parts of Nigeria.

Muafrika2:
Is atheism legal in Ethiopia?

Share some of your major infrastructural projects. I hear your government is investing massively in infrastructure.

How many TV channels do you have in Ethiopia?

Hati13:
I'm a couple of days old in this forum and I'm trying to interact with my fellow members. I'm learning a lot about other countries here and I'm very grateful for it, but I also want to tell about my country, so any(culture, social, economic and so on......) questions is appreciated.

nengibo:

Hello, i would like to know about the Ethiopian Jews

Hati13:

Hi, Tnx for asking. The Ethiopian Jews are called Beta Israel. Most of them(about 125000) are found in Israel and very few can be found in northern Ethiopia and USA. There is controversy if most of them are the original Jews or just converted to Judaism. But it is a fact that all the Ethiopian Jews have Cushitic and other Afroasiatic linkage.

There are different theories for there origins. Some Beta Israel believe that they came to Ethiopia by the people who companion menelik I(king Solomon and Queen of Sheba child) from Jerusalem to Ethiopia, while others believe that they came from Egypt from the tribe of Dan during their exile in Egypt. There are also many other theories, so it's very complicated.

In the 10th century, a Queen called Yudith brought much distraction to the Christian kingdom of Axum. Some say she was Beta Israel(most agreed), while others say she only formed alliance with the Beta Israel. Throughout the 2nd millennium, there were continues war between Beta Israel and the Abyssinia(Ethiopia) empire. There was time when there kingdom was large, but now they(those who are in Ethiopia) area is very small.

There were many operations to transfer the Beta Israel to Israel, but the most famous ones were operation Moses(1984-85) and operation Solomon(1991).

Hati13:
I'm a couple of days old in this forum and I'm trying to interact with my fellow members. I'm learning a lot about other countries here and I'm very grateful for it, but I also want to tell about my country, so any(culture, social, economic and so on......) questions is appreciated.

nengibo:

Okay thanks, now i know a little abt dere ancestry but how about their language & culture is it in anyway Jewish

nengibo:

And another thing, is it true that there are no 'ugly' Ethiopian women, I heard they have the most beautiful women in Africa

Hati13:

I'm Ethiopian, but I will not be biased. Yes, there are beautiful girls/women, but it's not like it's exaggerated by some. Most people who say they are beautiful is because they have European features in them. Those people mind is westernized and when ever they see them they will relate to them and will say most Ethiopians are beautiful. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and for me there are some unattractive. Those unattractive ones may also be attractive to others. So all the things you heard about Ethiopia women is exaggerated. I definitely think that all African women are beautiful in their own regard.

If I may ask you a question, from where country are you from? If there are multiethnic groups in your country, from where ethnic group are you from and also what is your mother tongue language? Tnx!

Hati13:

I'm Ethiopian, but I will not be biased. Yes, there are beautiful girls/women, but it's not like it's exaggerated by some. Most people who say they are beautiful is because they have European features in them. Those people mind is westernized and when ever they see them they will relate to them and will say most Ethiopians are beautiful. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and for me there are some unattractive. Those unattractive ones may also be attractive to others. So all the things you heard about Ethiopia women is exaggerated. I definitely think that all African women are beautiful in their own regard.

If I may ask you a question, from where country are you from? If there are multiethnic groups in your country, from where ethnic group are you from and also what is your mother tongue language? Tnx!

nengibo:

Tanks again brother hope to visit there one day, you all seem like lovely people

Hati13:
I'm a couple of days old in this forum and I'm trying to interact with my fellow members. I'm learning a lot about other countries here and I'm very grateful for it, but I also want to tell about my country, so any(culture, social, economic and so on......) questions is appreciated.

Ednite:


really good job Hati! And welcome to nairaland since am not new here!

Pearlyakin:
Hello mr hati do you speak Oromo language and have you heard any theory about some Nigerian languages being of Oromo descent such as Yoruba or Igala language.
Do Ethiopians also practice Rastafarianisms because we have few that practice it here with huge dreadlocks.
Have you heard of Arnold ford who is a black Rabbi and stayed in Ethiopia to install Haille Selassie is of Yoruba descent.

Hati13:

Hi Pearlyakin, I don't speak Oromia. I'm an Amhara ethnic, I only speak Amharic. I haven't heard any specific Nigerian languages being descendent from Ethiopia here(may be it's just me). All the languages here belong to Afro-Asiatic(Semitic, Cushitic and Omotic) and Nilo-Saharan(on Sudan border) super families. The Nigerian languages belong to Niger-Congo super-family, so I don't think they came from here, but it may be possible they originated from here since there are some evidences to support it.

There are very few who practice it here. Most of them are found in a town called Shashamane in the Oromo region(240 km south of Addis Ababa). Even in the town they are very few. In 1948, Emperor Haile Selassie I gave 500 acres of his private land for members of the(Rasata Jamaicans, other Jamaicans, other Caribbeans and others). So most of the Rastas are Ethio-Jamaicans-Caribbeans mix in Shashamane and other parts of Ethiopia.

I haven't heard about Arnold Ford. I will read about him, since you have bring him(I hope it will be interesting).

If I ask, are you from Yoruba ethnic group? Tell me a little bit about your culture? I love to learn about others culture.

Pearlyakin:
This is the link to the Yoruba tribe on Wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoruba_people

This is the link to Arnold Ford history on Wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Josiah_Ford

Hati13:

Hi Pearlyakin, I don't speak Oromia. I'm an Amhara ethnic, I only speak Amharic. I haven't heard any specific Nigerian languages being descendent from Ethiopia here(may be it's just me). All the languages here belong to Afro-Asiatic(Semitic, Cushitic and Omotic) and Nilo-Saharan(on Sudan border) super families. The Nigerian languages belong to Niger-Congo super-family, so I don't think they came from here, but it may be possible they originated from here since there are some evidences to support it.

There are very few who practice it here. Most of them are found in a town called Shashamane in the Oromo region(240 km south of Addis Ababa). Even in the town they are very few. In 1948, Emperor Haile Selassie I gave 500 acres of his private land for members of the(Rasata Jamaicans, other Jamaicans, other Caribbeans and others). So most of the Rastas are Ethio-Jamaicans-Caribbeans mix in Shashamane and other parts of Ethiopia.

I haven't heard about Arnold Ford. I will read about him, since you have bring him(I hope it will be interesting).

If I ask, are you from Yoruba ethnic group? Tell me a little bit about your culture? I love to learn about others culture.

Henryyy:

Yoruba people are a large ethno-linguistic group or ethnic nation in Africa, and the majority of them speak the Yoruba language. The Yoruba constitute approximately 35 percent of Nigeria’s total population, and around 40 million individuals throughout the region of West Africa.

While the majority of the Yoruba live in western Nigeria, there are also substantial indigenous Yoruba communities in Benin, Ghana, Togo and the Caribbean.

A significant percentage of Africans enslaved during the TransAtlantic Slave Trade in the Americas managed to maintain the Yoruba spiritual religion known as Aborisha.

Indeed, the initiation and practice of Aborisha spiritual religion offers a route to all people of African descent, who were victims of slave trade in the Americas or the Caribbean, to make claim to Yoruba heritage.

The Yorubas are the main ethnic group in the states of Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo, which are subdivisions of Nigeria; they also constitute a sizable proportion of Kwara and Kogi States as well as Edo State.
Source: http://www.cometonigeria.com/about-nigeria/nigerian-people-culture/yoruba-people/

these are some pix of our male and female traditional attire.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/5115023_thatdynamitechick1491482815459_jpegb1f27b730cb8976344394bd582f7ee0d
www.nairaland.com/attachments/4357770_c36020161015054918257_jpeg342cb9189e3d45707dca8a7389166013
www.nairaland.com/attachments/4462823_c36020161109123911849_jpegc5512d220fbd33e92a06545cc4e67619
Am sure you must have come across our male traditional attire on the internet.

Hati13:

Yes, you are right. Tnx for the info!

Hati13:

Hi Pearlyakin, I don't speak Oromia. I'm an Amhara ethnic, I only speak Amharic. I haven't heard any specific Nigerian languages being descendent from Ethiopia here(may be it's just me). All the languages here belong to Afro-Asiatic(Semitic, Cushitic and Omotic) and Nilo-Saharan(on Sudan border) super families. The Nigerian languages belong to Niger-Congo super-family, so I don't think they came from here, but it may be possible they originated from here since there are some evidences to support it.

9jakool:

Lol Nigeria has no connections with Ethiopia. Also, Nigeria is among the top five ethnically diverse countries in the world. Yes, there are Niger-Congo languages spoken, but there are actually a lot of Nigerians who speak Afro-Asiatic and Nilo-Saharan languages as well. Most of the Afro-asiatic languages spoken natively in Nigeria belong to the Chadic branch. They are largely spoken in Northern and Central parts of Nigeria. Out of about 300 languages afro-asiatic languages that exist, 150 of them are actually Chadic. The Nilo-saharan speakers are largely concentrated in the Northeast. The most widely spoken Nilo-Saharan and Afro-Asiatic(outside of Arabic) languages are both spoken in Nigeria. Chadic is the overwhelmingly spoken Afro-asiatic branch with Semitic and Berber minorities. Here is a breakdown with a few examples:
Afro-asiatic
Chadic- Hausa, Marghi, Angas, Tangale
Semitic- Baggara
Berber- Tamajaq
Nilo-Saharan
Kanuri
I've been wanting to know. I heard that Tigrinya and Amharic are both related and similar. If so, how well can both speakers understand each other?

allcomage:
hati , i am appreciative of the calmness, humility, maturity ,history education you brought to this forum. keep it up.i love Ethiopians and east african people.

Hati13:

Hi 9jakool, tnx for the info. The reason I say Nigerian languages belong to only to Niger-Congo was because of the book I referred it's only stated like that. The book might ignored the other 2 super-families spoken in those areas. So, I'm sorry for the mistake!

Amharic and Tigragn are very related. They both came from the Geez language(Geez now only used in the Ethiopian churches, like Latin used in the Catholic Churches). But, Tigragn is much related with the Tigre language(spoke only in Eritrea) relatively than Amharic. Amharic is 70% Semitic and 30% Cushitic, but the other two are almost Semitic. All those 3 languages are the only sisters languages of Geez language.

9jakool:


Ok thanks for the response.
Can you understand a Tigrigna person if they were to speak Tigrigna to you?
Also, is Geez understood by the common people?

QueenSuccubus:







Im juz here in the corner

So, tell us about ur culture..maybe abt tribes if u do have?

QueenSuccubus:







I have a sore throat and fever after eating this...

allcomage:
hati , I am appreciative of the calmness, humility, maturity ,history education you brought to this forum. keep it up.