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Welcome to Basket to Ethiopia! With this blog I keep you posted about my research on Baskeet, an Omotic language of Ethiopia. Follow my (field)work and learn about the fascinating language and cultural traditions of the Baskeet people.
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Recent Posts
- Egg transport in Baskeet
- More Baskeet on YouTube
- Baskeet language found on YouTube
- Publication on the Grammar of Questions in Baskeet
- Gamo and Dorze music
- Baskeet Coffee. Part 2: Bean Coffee
- Baskeet Coffee. Part 1: Leaf Coffee
- Insignia of Baskeet elders: Feathers of the African Paradise Flycatcher
- Ethiopian English: 19 = one nine, 90 = nine zero
- Baskeet story in English translation
- Ethiopian English: Grocery = bottle shop
- Gallery: Baskeet lyre players
- The techniques and vocabulary of lyre playing
- Musical instruments in Baskeet: Lyre
- Shooka
- Musical instruments in Baskeet: Naassa
- Decorating walls in Baskeet houses
- Musical instruments in Baskeet: Drums
- Glossary update
- Children’s toys in Baskeet
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Category Archives: Landmarks
Locating Baskeet on a political map
With 45+ different ethnic groups, the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region, or simply the Southern Region or the SNNPR, is the ethnically most heterogeneous of the nine Ethiopian regions. Located in the South-western part of Ethiopia, the SNNPR is … Continue reading
Posted in Landmarks
Tagged Basketo Special Woreda, Ethiopia, kebele, kilil, SNNPR, Southern Region, woreda, zone
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Church Forest: A documentary in the making
I am using today’s post to point out a fascinating film project to you. The film project is not in any way related to Baskeet or the Basketo Special Woreda but it deals with a topic that is also very … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Landmarks, Plants
Tagged Baskeet, Basketo, Ethiopia, film, forest, Orthodox church
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Baskeet Landmarks: St Mikael Church
This article is another post in the series on landmarks in Baskeet. See earlier posts of this series here (Laska Museum) and here (Laska Roundabout) and here (Laska Thursday Market). The Basketo Special Woreda is divided into 32 small administrative … Continue reading
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