This is the most comprehensive Hadiyyisa (Hadiyya) to English dictionary I have ever seen. Mr. Ritter is a German missionary, Hadiyyisa/Hadiya researcher and an excellent friend of the Hadiya people who, with his wife, lived in Hadiya Zone 2005 – 2010. He continues work on Hadiya culture and literature. Hadiya […]
Once again we thank Stefan Ritter — a German missionary, Hadiyyisa/Hadiya researcher and an excellent friend of the Hadiya people who, with his wife, lived in Hadiya Zone 2005 – 2010 — for making available this audio only track (1 of 4) from Tamrat Bolomo and Abullo Xumoro’s joint production […]
We are ever so grateful to Stefan Ritter — a German missionary, Hadiyyisa/Hadiya researcher and an excellent friend of the Hadiya people who, with his wife, lived in Hadiya Zone 2005 – 2010 — for making available to us the Latin & German (and subsequently the English) versions of Queen […]
The following is a portion of email content we received from an excellent friend of the Hadiya people, Stefan Ritter, who spent many years in Hadiyaland. He and his wife lived in the Hadiyya Zone — first in Hoommachcho, then in Hosanna from 2005 – 2010. “It is with much […]
These are readable pictures of a few partial pages (excerpts) taken from Praise and Teasing: Narrative Songs of the Hadiyya in Southern Ethiopia written by Prof. Ulrich Braukämper and Dr. Tilahun Mishago. The excerpts showcase both the beauty of the art and how the art was used to praise Prof. Ulrich Braukämper. […]
Oh my great God! My heart just fell down with sadness on passing of this giant story teller of the Hadiya and the continent of Africa! Having spent more than four years in Hadiyaland and other parts of Ethiopia he wrote three great books, A History of the Hadiya in Southern […]
The following is taken from A History of the Hadiyya in Southern Ethiopia book by Ulrich Braukamper, 2012 pp 135/136. Thanks Assefa Lintiso for the reminder. Rayyaa, Azaaboo and Ashaange are specified as the three sons of Hube’anaa in all of the traditions recorded. They were bom in Dallo where Hube’anaa […]
Congratulations Hadiya, we finally have a smart phone app (Android only for now) for Hadiyyisa dictionary! Here is the direct link to it in Google Play store. It translates Hadiyyisa words written in Hadiyyisa spelling system (orthography) into English and/or አማርኛ (using Ge’ez) depending on user’s preference and background. […]
More Hadiyya (Hadiyyisa) media contents like this must be produced and distributed Below you will find the first (to my knowledge) documentary of Hadiya narrated fully in Hadiyyissa language showcasing how a quality video content can be produced in this language. The content; a summary of Hadiya culture, their geography, […]
Analysis of the Study from a Hadiyyisa Speaker’s Angle The project An entire 2016 volume of Oslo Studies in Language scholarly journal (available online) was dedicated to publishing a collection of studies conducted by team of researchers from Addis Ababa University, Hawassa University, University of Oslo and the Norwegian University […]
Analysis of the Study from Hadiyyisa Speaker’s Angle The project An entire 2016 volume of Oslo Studies in Language scholarly journal (available online) was dedicated to publishing a collection of studies conducted by team of researchers from Addis Ababa University, Hawassa University, University of Oslo and the Norwegian University of Science […]