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	Oromo language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Besides first language speakers, a number of members of other ethnicities who are in contact with the Oromos speak Oromo as a second language, for example, the Omotic-speaking Bambassi and the Nilo-Saharan-speaking Kwama in northwestern Oromia.
		In most languages, there is a small number of basic distinctions of person, number, and often gender that play a role within the grammar of the language.
		As in languages such as French, Russian, and Turkish, the Oromo second person plural is also used as a polite singular form, for reference to people that the speaker wishes to show respect towards.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oromo_language (3254 words)

	Languages of Ethiopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ethiopia has many indigenous languages (some 84 according to SIL), most of them Afro-Asiatic (Semitic, Cushitic, Omotic) and Nilo-Saharan.
		English is the most widely spoken foreign language and is taught in all secondary schools.
		Amharic was the language of primary school instruction, but has been replaced in many areas by local languages such as Oromifa and Tigrinya.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Languages_of_Ethiopia (97 words)

	Media coverage scrutiny on election 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Oromifa and Amharic language services were the strongest in terms of balance and space.The Tigrigna language service did not achieve the same standards in this respect and tended to rely on the evening news programme, which included a range of institutional duties undertaken by the incumbent.
		The Oromifa language programme performed better with 48 per cent of all coverage allocated to the EPRDF, 21 per cent to UEDF, 16 per cent CUD and the remaining 15 per cent to the non-aligned parties and independent candidates.
		On the Oromifa language service the EPRDF received 45 per cent of coverage followed by UEDF 26 per cent, CUD 18 per cent and the remaining share of 11 per cent taken by non-coalition parties.
	www.waltainfo.com /Conflict/Articles/2005/May/article32.htm (2194 words)

	Language
		Language families can be divided into smaller phylogenetic units, conventionally referred to as branches of the family, because the history of a language family is often represented as a tree diagram.
		Languages that cannot be reliably classified into any family are known as language isolates.
		A language isolated in its own branch within a family, such as Greek within Indo-European, is often also called an isolate, but such cases are usually clarified.
	www.angindia.com /biographyland/biography_language.html (454 words)

	Wikipedia: List of languages
		Ethnologue lists about 6,800 main languages in its language name index (see the external link) and distinguishes about 41,000 alternate language names and dialects.
		This list deals with particular languages, and includes only natural and constructed languages spoken by humans.
		Only some major languages are listed here, see List of spoken and sign languages beginning with the letter Z for about 50 more
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/l/li/list_of_languages.html (112 words)

	Oromo language - TheBestLinks.com - Oromifa, Africa, Cushitic languages, Language, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Oromo language - TheBestLinks.com - Oromifa, Africa, Cushitic languages, Language,...
		Oromifa, Oromo language, Africa, Cushitic languages, Language, Oromo...
		The Oromo language is an Afro-Asiatic language, and the most widely spoken of the Cushitic sub-phylum.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Oromifa.html (112 words)

	Facing the Challenge of Extreme Nationalism in Ethiopia
		As such, other than the traits it shares with other languages, it has to be seen as a mere medium of communication, and, it is the users who have to choose the medium of communication.
		Neftegna’s Amharic and Oromifa, too, is a matter of choice for them, they are in the mean time diligently teaching both languages to their kith and kin, not for reasons of inheriting heaven but rather to prepare their cadres for leadership roles and the rear guard for the opportunity to take advantage of wider Ethiopia.
		Language is a medium of communication and it should not be an instrument, as used by the
	www.mediaethiopia.com /Views/abay_qeneni_part3.htm (3360 words)

	Media coverage scrutiny on election 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Oromifa and Amharic language services were the strongest in terms of balance and space.
		The Tigrigna language service did not achieve the same standards in this respect and tended to rely on the evening news programme, which included a range of institutional duties undertaken by the incumbents.
		The Oromifa language prog-ramme performed better with 48 per cent of all coverage allocated to the EPRDF, 21 per cent to UEDF, 16 per cent CUD and the remaining 15 per cent to the non aligned parties and independent candidates.
	www.waltainfo.com /Conflict/Articles/2005/May/article30.htm (2405 words)

	SWEETSPEAK: THE LINGUA FRANCA OF CAPITALISM
		Sweetspeak is, in other words, their official language as English is to the British.
		I am here alluding to the language of international aid agencies and their impact on the third world political discourse.
		According to tradition, the reason why this is the case is that the author of the strangely combined string of words is not the possessed person but the jinni.
	www.ethiopiafirst.com /news2003/Sept/Sweetspeak.html (2062 words)

	Oromo Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Someone who speaks their language is very special to them; he or she is not considered alien, but a part of their community.
		The Oromo people were prohibited from using their own native language in their own schools and offices for a century.
		Since currently the Oromo language is being used in schools and offices, the barrier among the different dialects is being narrowed.
	www.fellowship.robisonweb.net /Oromifa.htm (730 words)

	Facts about Ethiopia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		News, educational and entertainment programs are on air for 284 hours and 30 minutes weekly through short and medium wave lengths as well as on the FM channel.
		Whereas "Voice of the Revolution of Tigray (VORT)" in the Tigray Regional State is on air in Afar and Tigrigna languages 58 hours weekly.
		Though its progress cannot be described as rapid in terms of the quality of equipment its studios utilize, there is definitely a big progress in the length of airtime and the number of languages it uses.
	www.moinfo.gov.et /English/010106FactsaboutEthiopia.php (2055 words)

	Ethiopia-Basic Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		According to the 1994 census, its residents are estimated to be 2.3 million.
		Ethiopia is a multi-ethnic state with a great variety of languages spoken in the country, of which there are 83 with 200 dialects.
		The main three languages are Amharic, Tigrigna and Oromifa.
	www.ethiopar.net /English/basinfo/basicifo.htm (422 words)

	POET LAUREATE TSEGAYE GABRE
		Born in the vicinity of Ambo and the environs of the source of Awash River in Shewa region, the young Tsegaye was also influenced and shaped by the subcultures, languages and the blending of his Oromo and Amhara heritages.
		Tsegaye’s plays have been extremely popular as far as rank and file audiences are concerned, and when allowed by the authorities to run their courses some of them have been on stage longer than any other plays in Ethiopian theatre.
		He has explained that it is precisely because he started out as a child absorbing simultaneously Amharic, Oromifa and Geez that he has acquired the kind of language skills and proficiency.
	www.ethiopians.com /tsegaye (5012 words)

	List of languages
		For a more structured list, see Language families and languages or ISO 639.
		This is a list of langauges spoken by human (see natural language).
		See List of programming languages for list of programming languages.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/li/List_of_Languages.html (55 words)

	Nubian language resources
		...which was the language used by most of the population, became the main written language; Old Nubian translations of the bible and many other religious documents were used widely.
		Nubian â” do not belong to the larger Afro-Asiatic language family and are unrelated to it (or, to be more precise, possibly far more remotely related).
		Historical comparative research into the Nubian language group has indicated that the Nile-Nubian languages must have split off from the Nubian languages still spoken in the Nuba Mountains in Kordofan...
	mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/languages/languages/Nubian.html (1379 words)

	ABC TECH, INC. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Although several languages may be spoken in one particular country, there is usually a major language and/or political and cultural implications.
		Please note: Parentheses indicate area in which the language is spoken.
		Urdu, as the official language of Pakistan, is written in a modified Arabic script.
	www.abctech.biz /languages.html (162 words)

	Church's architect ready to pass torch
		The region’s 71 established churches and 200 church planting centers worship in the Oromifa language and come out of a mostly animist background.
		In the MKC’s 15 other regions, the Amharic language is standard and the members’ religious heritage, though nominal, is mostly Orthodox Christian or Muslim.
		The curriculum is mostly Oromifa translations of material produced by the MKC education office in Addis Ababa.
	www.mennoweekly.org /NOVEMBER/11-15-04/ETHIOPIA11-15.html (680 words)

	Mesfin Belachew's Curriculum Vitae (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Language : Amharic, national language in Ethiopia (mother tongue); English (v.
		The language creates some links/ translation to the language ESTEREL, which is a reactive lan-guage.
		MSC + is a requirement and specification language used in soft-ware design especially in integration with SDL and UML.
	www.tcs.tifr.res.in /~mesfin/MBCV.html (1404 words)

	TDS; Passports, Visas, Travel Documents
		The Oromo, Amhara, and Tigreans make up more than three-fourths of the population, but there are more than 77 different ethnic groups with their own distinct languages within Ethiopia.
		Amharic is the official language and was the language of primary school instruction but has been replaced in many areas by local languages such as Oromifa and Tigrinya.
		Languages: Amharic (official), Tigrinya, Arabic, Guaragigna, Oromigna, English, Somali.
	www.traveldocs.com /et/people.htm (167 words)

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		Amharic is the official language; Tigrinya, Oromifa, and Somali are also used.
		English is the most widely spoken foreign language.97 In 1936, the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie ¾ the last emperor of a dynasty claiming descent from the biblical Solomon ¾ was disrupted when Italian Fascist forces invaded and occupied Ethiopia.
		Respondents report that "those" with HIV contract it through their own bad behavior, namely sexual activity that is not socially sanctioned or goes against religious teachings.
	ari.ucsf.edu /programs/policy/countries/Ethiopia.txt (19353 words)

	Languages \| Translation Plus, language translations
		On behalf of the Mason Tenders Training Fund I would like to take the time to thank Translation Plus for the work it has done for the members of the Mason Tenders District Council.
		Therefore, the need to present training material in their native language is essential to the success of our industry.
		The quality of work performed by Translation Plus is exceptional and each project is completed in the time estimated.
	www.translationplus.com /go/languages (171 words)

	List of languages - Simple English Wikipedia
		Interlingue, originally Occidental (constructed, based on European languages)
		Occidental, later Interlingue (constructed, based on European languages)
		Ulster Scots (Ullans) (The same language as Scots)
	simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_languages (174 words)

	Top20Languages.com - Online Directory for Languages.
		Language and linguistics resources for Asian languages including Japanese hiragana with vocabulary, a Korean linguistics glossary, Mandarin Chinese and Old English with romanization and transliteration.
		Estimates for the world's top 20 languages (given in millions) on the basis of the number of mother-tongue (first-language) speakers and population estimates for those countries where the language has official status.
		This list deals with particular languages, and includes only natural languages spoken or signed by humans.
	www.top20languages.com (1041 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Born in a small mountain town, Tsegaye became one of his country's most prominent literary figures as well as an international emissary for its culture.
		His native tongue was Oromifa, but he was also fluent in Amharic, several other African languages and English.
		He was even more prolific as a poet, publishing countless poems on topics from war to peace.
	www.presstelegram.com /portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?article=3586720 (349 words)

	Amharic Discounts, Amharic Reviews, Ratings and Amharic Sales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Since the Amhara's are no longer the dominant tribe, their language may be less useful....
		Kane's dictionary is a compilation of every Amharic dictionary available to him, both Amharic-foreign language dictionaries and Amharic monolingual dictionaries, including unpublished ms.
		For those not acquainted with AA's dictionary, all entries are given in the traditional Ethiopian syllabary, with a phonetic pronunciation.
	webdeals-reviews.com /reviews/type_browse/mode_11501.html (382 words)

	Embassy of the State of Eritrea. New Delhi, India
		By the early 1980s, the EPLF was producing daily radio broadcasts in six languages and an average of eight periodicals and nine film documentaries each year.
		By the end of the liberation war, EPLF crews had produced sixty four films depicting the armed struggle, the condition of war prisoners and political rallies, as well as public health work, traditional songs and dances and many other social and cultural themes.
		EriTV programs in four languages (Tigrinya, Tigre, Arabic and English) with specialized desks for news and current affairs, politics, and development, entertainment and sport and culture and the arts.
	www.eritreaembindia.com /culture.htm (2281 words)

	FDRE States-Basic Information, Oromia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Oromifa (Oromigna), presently inscribed with Latin characters, is the official language.
		Other major languages are Amharic 11%, Guragigna (Sebatbet, Sodogna, Siltigna and Hadiyigna together), 0.98%, Gedeogna 0.98% and Tigrigna 0.25%.
		Over 90% of the people of Oromia live in the rural area, and agriculture has remained the source of livelihood for the overwhelming majority of the people.
	www.ethiopar.net /English/basinfo/infoormy.htm (1142 words)

	AFRICAN LINGUSTICS CONSULTANT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		African Linguistics ltd Is a language consultancy providing the highest possible standard of service specializing in Amharic, Tigrigna, Swahili, Oromo (Oromifa), Blain and Tigre language interpreting and translation in to English.
		We are also cover most of African languages.
		African Linguistics provides interpreting and translation services more than 10 languages, has over 30 interpreters on its register, and has been operating for over two years.
	www.africanlinguistics.co.uk (132 words)

	Ethiopian Reporter -The indelible legacy of in Ethiopian literary giant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He started out as a child, simultaneously Oromifa Amharic and Geez, that he acquired the kind of language skills and proficiency.
		The poet who also wrote in Oromifa and was conversant in French, spent a year (1971 - 1972) in the University of Dakar, Senegal to do research on Africa culture, Literature and Black Egyptian studies.
		Tsegaye's plays have been systematically censured and banned since 1951 through the Hailesellasie, the Derg and the current EPRDF periods where more than half of his Amharic plays (18) were banned by the three regimes.
	www.ethiopianreporter.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3826 (1779 words)

	part2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Exile is illegal, and the Constitution provides that citizens shall not be deprived of their nationality against their wills; however, since the outbreak of conflict with Eritrea in May 1998, the Government has detained and deported more than 67,000 Eritreans and Ethiopians of Eritrean origin on national security grounds.
		In roles where the government must incorporate different ethnic groups that speak different languages, such as the first State Department case, the government has to make hard decisions.
		They must pick which language is used as the primary language, leaving many insulted their own language was dishonored.
	www.faculty.fairfield.edu /faculty/hodgson/Courses/so191/Project2002/RyanK/part2.html (937 words)

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