essay
The beginnings of ethnohistory in western Wellegga: the Mao problem
patterns in language, culture, and society: sub-saharan africa • (19) • Published In 1975 • Pages: 125-141
By: Bender, M. Lionel (Marvin Lionel).
Abstract
This document represents the first systematic attempt to establish the phylogeny of the different language groups spoken by the Mao peoples. The discussion begins by acknowledging the problematic nature of the task because some of the Mao groups (e.g. Anfillo) show clear affinity with Omotic languages, while the languages of "Northern Mao" belong to the Nilo-Saharan linguistic family. The author ventures to resolve this paradox by drawing on written and oral sources regarding inter-ethnic relations in the wider region, while emphasizing the need for more data on different Mao groups and the processes that shaped their spatial distribution over time.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2019
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Linguist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2018
- Field Date
- 1968-1970, 1973-1975
- Coverage Date
- 1960-1975
- Coverage Place
- Benishangul-Gumuz region, and West Wellega zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia
- Notes
- M. L. Bender
- Includes bibliographical references (p.140-141)
- LCSH
- Ethnology--Ethiopia