Alaba-Kʼabeena (Alaaba, Alaba, Allaaba, Halaba), also known as Wanbasana , is a Highland East Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia by the Halaba and Kebena people in the Great Rift Valley southwest of Lake Shala , specifically in Alaba special district , the Kebena district of Gurage Zone, and the Goro district of Oromia Region. The literacy rate of native speakers in their language is below 1%, while their literacy rate in second languages is 8.6%; Alaba-Kʼabeena is taught in primary schools. It has an 81% lexical similarity with Kambaata . However, Fleming (1976) classifies Kʼabeena (also transliterated "Qebena" or "Kebena") as a dialect of Kambaata, and Blench (2006) classifies both as dialects of Kambaata. The 2007 census in Ethiopia lists Alaba and Qebena as separate languages.
19-611: Kambaata may refer to: the Kambaata people the Kambaata language Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kambaata . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kambaata&oldid=932929957 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
38-456: A certain point of time. The Absolutive is used to encode the direct object: t’uma good min-í house hirʔ-éem(i) buy ( 1SG ) t’uma min-í hirʔ-éem(i) good house {buy (1SG)} I bought a nice house . The Nominative is used to encode the subject of an intransitive, as well as the subject of a transitive sentence. The Genetive in Alaba is mainly used to indicate
57-492: A large influx of migration to South Africa and Middle Eastern countries. Alaba language A collection of over 400 proverbs in this language has been published with English translations. The Alaba speakers consists of 23 different groups. The number of speakers of this language has increased. In 2001 there were 204,000 speakers and in 2007 approximately 280,000 speakers. Alaba has ten vowels, which contrast in height and backness as well as in length . In linguistics,
76-502: A possessive relationship by using a suffix marker as it can be seen below in the table. So, the suffix marker attaches to the possessor, independent from the gender of the possessed. In terms of phonetics it is important to mention that " the final vowel for masculine words ending in a short vowel is i, for those ending in a long vowel it is ee." And regarding feminine nouns; "they drop -t(a), and end in e. (...) The last vowel of those nouns ending in é or ó does not change but they do lose
95-920: Is closely related also to the Hadiyya and Sidama languages, spoken in the neighboring regions. All of these are classified in the group of Highland East Cushitic languages . They are further a part of the Cushitic group of the Afroasiatic language family. Both the Latin script and Ge'ez script are used for writing. For example, the Bible (full New Testament and part of the Old Testament) has been published in Ge’ez script. The officially established spelling usage [orthography] taught currently in primary schools in
114-619: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kambaata people Kambaata ( Amharic : ከምባታ) is a Cushitic ethnic group in south-central Ethiopia , specifically in Kambaata Zone in Central Ethiopia Regional State . It is also known as Cambat , Kambata , Cambatta , Kambatta or Khambat by various historians and early explorers. The Kambaata people and Kambaatissa ( their language ) belongs to
133-704: Is suffixed or it is not; when choosing, e.g. between mancíi and mancíih(a)," The second version [mancíih(a)] refers to a specific man/person. Feminine nouns suffix -t(a) without exception. Names like Muhammad, only the last vowel is lengthened, which leads to Muhammadii but NOT Muhammadiih(a). Therefore, -h(a) is never suffixed. One example for more clarity: mánc(u) mánc(u) person ( NOM ) kitaab-í kitaab-í book mancóot(a) mancóot(a) person ( DAT ) ʔaassée ʔaaʔʔ-is-ée take from ( CAUS ) mánc(u) kitaab-í mancóot(a) ʔaassée mánc(u) kitaab-í mancóot(a) ʔaaʔʔ-is-ée {person (NOM)} book {person (DAT)} {take from (CAUS)} The man gave
152-541: Is the most secluded clan in Kembata province; this clan is unable to participate in any socioeconomic activity with Kambaata. Tanners clan and Kambaata people could never marry. Kambaata is one of the most densely populated regions in Ethiopia. Due to overpopulation and lack of economic opportunities in their region, they migrate to large cities, industrial areas, and large plantation farms. In recent years they experienced
171-479: Is the only spoken foreign language and is the language of teaching in secondary schools. They have various indigenous traditional cuisines, the most important of which is kocho , which is made from ensete . They also cultivate a variety of tubers, spices, coffee, crops, and vegetables. Other clans in Kembata province, such as Tembaro, Alaba, and others, live together and form the Kambaata. Tanners Shekla Seriwoch
190-521: The Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region . Almost one in five – 18.5% – live in urban areas. The Kambaata people speak the Kambaata language , a Cushitic language. The Kingdom of Kembata was ruled by a long line of its kings known as Down. King Dagoye, from the Oyeta clan, was one of the famous kings known for expanding Kambata territories. The last independent king of Kambaata
209-502: The East Highland Cushitic language family. Kambaata was first mentioned in the chronicles of Emperor Yeshaq I . Kambaata was "one of the southern kingdoms with well-established monarchical system...instituted in 16th century and operated without interruption until it ended at the last decade of ninetieth century" when it was incorporated by Emperor Menelik II . During this first period incorporation, Kambaata province
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#1732771967716228-575: The high pitch. If the corresponding vowel is a, long ee or aa, the Genitive ending is also a, ee or aa. " The form of the Dative in Alaba is based on morphological features that were shown in the Genetive above. The final vowel is lengthened, if not yet done, and gets a high pitch. Again, there is difference between female and male nouns. Regarding male nouns there are two possibilities. "Either -h(a)
247-565: The plural form. Syllables in Alaba consist of a consonant or one or two vowels. There are several syllables in Alaba, for example light, heavy and extra heavy. In Alaba grammatical gender is indicated by word-final vowels for masculine and feminine words. "Apart from cases of biological sex, there is no semantic motivation for gender." "Feminine nouns, as they appear in citation form end almost exclusively in -t(a)." Alaba differentiates between several different types of cases. There are primary and secondary cases. Absolutive and Nominative are
266-412: The primary cases and will therefore be mentioned first. The Absolutive can be further subdivided into six more cases, i.e. Instrumental, Similative Genitive, Dative, Ablative and Locative. The Absolutive is used in different syntactic environments: as the citation form of nouns, to encode the direct object, as the nominal predicate, marginally to indicate a location with non-motional verbs and to indicate
285-506: The region deviates from the International Phonetic Alphabet convention. For example, in the word Kambaata, the double letters ⟨ aa ⟩ indicate length . The language of inter‐ethnic communication is Amharic, the national language of Ethiopia. Kambatas have Amharic names, and some even speak Amharic as their first language. These days, traditional Kambata names are hardly given to children. English
304-469: The same language are collectively referred to as the Kambata people. The differences between the various groups of Kambata are not very strict. People are astonishingly mingled, intermarried and spoke one another’s languages. It is, therefore, difficult to specify clear boundaries of these groups According to Ethiopian statistics, the population of the Kambaata people was 5, 627,565, of which 90.89% live in
323-590: The term refers to the duplication of sounds or words as well as the associated linguistic phenomena, such as a longer pronunciation. This denotes a doubled of sounds in the pronunciation of the word. Almost all consonants have a geminated counterpart. This means, in terms of stops, that the release is being delayed while other consonants are being extended. Similarities to the Shaddah and its function in Arabic are visible. Geminates in Alaba are often used to indicate
342-570: Was King (Woma) Delbato Degoye. An important landmark for the Kambaata people is Mount Hambaricho , where their king, Woma , used to live and the people used to celebrate annual festivities in the past. The king and the god of Kambaata lived there. Kambata language [self‐name Kambaatissa], [also Kambatigna in Amharic] is one of the working languages of Ethiopia . It is a more known language, spoken by around 4 million speakers. It includes several dialects, such as Tembaaro, Alaba , and Qabeena. It
361-439: Was largely Christianized. The Kambata ethnic group is one of the indigenous peoples in Ethiopia. Scientists categorize the Kambata as a highland east Cushitic tribe. In a broader sense, the term Kambata people, is used to describe the various clans and groups of Kambata [Kambata, Alaba, Tambaro]. More specifically, it refers to inhabitants around the heartland of Hambaricho massif. These three autonomous groups speaking dialects of
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