Welayta people
Wolaytta Dere Asaa | |
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Omotic and Southwest Ethiopian peoples. |
The Welayta, Wolayta or Wolaytto (
History
The people of Wolayta had their own
The war of conquest has been described by
In 1991 the
Wolaytta language
There are conflicting claims about how widely Welayta is spoken. The 'Ethnologue' identifies one smaller dialect region: Zala. Some hold that Melo, Oyda, and Gamo-Gofa-Dawro are also dialects, but most authorities, including Ethnologue and ISO 639-3 now list these as separate languages. The different communities of speakers also recognize them as separate languages.
Welayta has existed in written form since the 1940s, when the
The Welayta people use many proverbs. A large collection of them was published in 1987 (Ethiopian calendar) by the Academy of Ethiopian Languages.[7] Fikre Alemayehu's 2012 MA thesis from Addis Ababa University provides an analysis of Wolaytta proverbs and their functions.[8]
Welayta music
Welayta music plays a prominent role in national entertainment in Ethiopia. The unique and fast-paced Welayta tunes have influenced several styles and rhythm as it continues to shape the identity of Ethiopian musical diversity. Various famous Ethiopian artists from other ethnic groups have incorporated Welayta musical style into their songs, including vocalists Tibebu Workeye, Teddy afro and Tsehaye Yohannes. Just as influential are Welayta traditional dance forms that are often adopted by musicians and widely visible in Ethiopian music videos.[9]
Food
Raw beef, commonly known as “Kurt” is deep rooted cultural food by Welayta people. Little is known on the origin of raw meat eating habit. Minced raw beef called “Kitfo” by the Gurage people and Kurt are mostly served on special occasions such as holidays like "Finding of the True Cross" or "Meskel" holiday, celebrated annually on September 27 in Ethiopia. Moreover, Enset foods are traditionally incorporated into cultural events such as births, deaths, weddings, and rites of planting, harvesting and purification.
Currencies
Wolaita people used different type of currencies through their kingdoms for trade purpose. Among them
Notable people
- Teklewold Atnafu, Governor of National Bank of Ethiopia since 2000s to February 2020 and chair of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia since February 2020.
- Hailemariam Desalegn – Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 2012-2018
- Roman Tesfaye – First Lady of Ethiopia (2012–2018). Previously held senior management positions in the United Nations Development Program and other offices[12]
- Hon. Ambassador Teshome Toga – Ethiopia's Ambassador to EU, Speaker of the 3rd House of the Peoples' Representatives
- Samuel Urkato - Minister of Science and Higher Education since 18 August 2020. He was president of Wolaita Sodo University, and Minister of Mines and Petroleum (2018 – 18 August 2020)
See also
- Kingdom of Wolaita
- List of rulers of Welayta
- Wolaytta language
References
- ^ "Population Size by Sex, Area and Density by Region, Zone and Wereda : July 2022" (PDF). www.statsethiopia.gov.et.
- ^ "Population Size by Sex, Region, Zone and Wereda: July 2021" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ "Population Size of Towns by Sex, Region, Zone and Weredas as of July 2021" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ Sarah Vaughan, "Ethnicity and Power in Ethiopia" (University of Edinburgh: Ph.D. Thesis, 2003), p. 253.
- ^ Yimam, Baye (2002). Ethiopian studies at the end of the second millennium. Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa University. p. 930. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ISSN 1385-4879.
- ^ "Wolayteto Lemsuwa". Good Amharic Books. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ^ Alemayehu, Fikre (May 2012). "An analysis of Wolayta proverbs: Function in focus" (PDF). Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "music in wolaita". www.researchgate.net.
- ISSN 2320-9186. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ Vanderheym, J.-Gaston Auteur du texte (1896). Une expédition avec le négous Ménélik : vingt mois en Abyssinie... / J.-G. Vanderheym; [préface de Jules Claretie].
- ^ "Centre for Economic & Leadership Development, Blog".