Fascism doesn't really exist, it never gained much popularity due to many of it's biggest pushers either dying(Adolf) or probably staying Socialist in a desperate attempt go fix the utter collapse of economics at home(Mussolini)
I suspect the concept of fascism will exist, it just won't be called fascism. Militaristic dictators have existed for a long time and oftentimes mimic the things we think of when we think "Fascism." To be a proper mussolini fascist, a player just has to have a far-right reactionary regime using far-left mass organization tactics. So if we have a militarist who has come to power using paramilitarism and party organization, we have a Fascist of a sort.
At this point, if you want to go with a reactionary mass-organization government, there are three choices. You can be like the Nazi's and name your movement after the political party leading it. Or you can be like Mussolini's Fascists and name your movement after a symbol you have chosen to represent it. Or you can name it after your leader like Francoist for Franco.
History: Recently passing the `Republic of Ireland Act`, Ireland breaks away from the commonwealth into full independence. Parts of the island still don't have electricity, the nation is half-developed. The new government attempts to prepare itself for the uncertain future. All the while the situation in Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom, looks doubtful.
While Europe was still fighting each other, Central America was planning reunification of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica. Nicaragua eventually joined the Federation of Central America when it was formed in 1922. Panama and British Belize refused to joined the Federation; however, the Federation looked towards Mexico for land. The country had been struggling for awhile and it was caught off by the Central American army. Once it became clear that Mexico lost, they signed a peace treaty that made them give up all lands east of Veracruz and Oaxaca. It was the Federation's first major victory against a foreign power.
Then, the government decided that it was time to focus on expanding southwards. The nations in South America had been dealing with the economic depression The weak army wasn't ready for the decent Central American military as they invaded in July, 16th 1940. And within a month and a half, Colombia surrounded and signed a treaty that forced them to be landlocked. They also lost almost all of their oil fields, making their economic depression much worse. Their next target was Venezuela, which had been struggling under a dictator, to obtain their oil fields also. A year after the attack on Colombia, the Federation went to war on August 3rd, 1941.
Central America became the second oil producer next to the United States during the forties, making them rich. And during the Second Civil War, many Americans sought refugee in Central America and some even stayed once the Civil War ended. And the Federation began a new campaign that detailed several invasions of the Caribbean islands in the fifties by invading Jamaica, Cayman Island, and Trinidad & Tobago. The election of 1960 looked like that the conservative Rhett Herring was going to win. If he were to win, he would be the first American elected president in the country's history. However, the other candidates are using his American identity against him.
wtf, are you writing an app or playing Risk? thats way too much conquering. stick with the central american countries dude
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Can't write an app yet but I'll probably do something centered around one of those two areas. I was just asking in case there was something established in canon. When I joined PoW back in the day Russia already had some established states so I was wondering if any remnant of that lore is being kept.
I think we've just decided that the Tsar is dead. I don't think he has been named yet. Other then that, we're trying to clean the slate, so its pretty open. Though want to read Minh's app for some details to sync with since he's rolling as the Ukraine.
Is the Netherlands open?
Seems like it'd be fun. I imagine it'd still have the east indies and Suriname?
Ahhh... we're trying to free up the colonies as much as possible...
...but I personally think it would be okay to allow the Netherlands to keep theirs. A British player could probably keep some colonies too, just not all of them.
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If you aren't going to play a nation I would advice against playing characters tied to the military of a player nation, because you'd be depending heavily on whether or not they have work for you to RP. Characters without those kinds of ties give you more freedom as a writer. You could also play an organization. Mercenaries are always gonna have shit to do because if PoW has taught me anything it's that players are quick to jump off the precipice head-first into war. Maybe some kind of spy organization, if you really want to play something CIA-like.
The best idea for someone looking for a low commitment is to pick a comfortable nation with only local relevance. Mexico always seemed like a perfect starter country for these reasons IMHO, at least for an American-born player.
Rooted in the political reorganization of post-war Africa, the political relationships between the three main power bases in East Africa are complicated. Somalia and Swahililand are nominally Ethiopian protectorates, but they enjoy differing levels of autonomy, appearing as an almost feudal relationship between Ethiopia and Somalia, and a loose defensive agreement between Ethiopia and the Swahili. So, to make it easier, I'll break this down by state.
Ethiopian Empire
Since its early contact with Ancient Greek merchants, Ethiopia has been a peripheral player in western history, converting to Christianity in the same generation as the Roman Empire, and maintaining a feudal state wedged into a corner of tribal Africa. In fits and starts they maintained a broken communication with the civilizations to the north, keeping the Muslim armies at bay, feeding European rumors of Prestor John, the beacon of Christianity beyond the known world, and attracting a post-medieval breed of Portuguese explorers.
Through all of this, the blistering deserts and difficult mountains kept the Kingdom isolated from the worst depredations of foreign contact. The Empire experienced its warring states period in the nineteenth century, the Zemene Mesafint, or Era of Judges. This came to an end with the rise of Tewodros II, who reunified the country and through his madness brought into conflict with the rising west. His reign ended in a mountaintop siege, surrounded by a unified army of British expeditionaries and the Emperor's own subject. Britain did not annex the difficult Kingdom, but this brief contact introduced them to the modern world. A native Christian Kingdom made a useful ally for the Europeans, and Ethiopian armies fought alongside European ones in wars against the Sudanese Muslims. This contact brought modern weapons and tactics to the highlands.
At the end of the 19th century, Italy made a bid to colonize Ethiopia. This ended in disaster for Italy, whose devastated armies limped back to Eritrea barely alive. The victorious Emperor Menelik II returned to his freshly built capital in Addis Ababa and began the process of modernization. He died in 1913, leaving behind a profligate heir.
Iyasu was a young man of eighteen when his grandfather died and he came to the throne. By most, he was considered a profligate, disrespecting the holy rights and showing too much tolerance for the Muslims. His coronation was put off as the nobles plotted against him. His aunt, Zewidetu, was crowned. Civil War ensued in 1916.
Iyasu looked destined to lose, but he made a few political gambits that changed his fate. He made alliances with the Somali warlord Khalid al-Himyari and German colonial commander Paul von Letow-Vorbeck. With the Great War raging in Europe, these connections made his Civil War part of a wider conflict. With the help of Khalid, the rebellion was quashed, and Iyasu became Emperor Iyasu V.
As the war raged on, Africa felt the chaos. Colonial possessions were wrested from Allied control. Djibouti was annexed from the French, and while Iyasu sent his armies into Italian Eritrea, the Somalis gained their freedom. In the south, with the help of agitators from its borders, British East Africa fell into a chaotic and uncontrolled revolt. The post war world saw Ethiopia as the stabilizing force between a warlord-eaten Somalia and politically messy Swahililand. Khalid al-Himyari was awarded Ethiopia's Ogaden possessions and Imperial support in exchange for a relationship that made him a subject Governor. Khalid accepted.
As African nations shook their colonial past, Iyasu founded a Congress of Africa in an attempt to sew the embattled continent together as a community of nations to rival the Europeans.
Iyasu ruled until his death in 1958. After his death, his grandson ascended the throne to become Emperor Sahle.
Al-Himyari Somalia
Somalia was a loose territory of rival Emirs and Sheiks until the arrival of the Europeans. The scarcely populated desert land was split by the British and Italians, who ruled is divided parts as a protectorate. That was until the rise of Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, the Mad Mullah. Pronouncing the Dervish State, the Mad Mullah fought a War of Independence until his death in 1914. His movement fractures into a number of competing warlords and looked as if it would fizzle out altogether. The Great War changed this.
Leading an uprising in British Somaliland, an upstart Sheikh by the name of Khalid al-Himyari made a name for himself as an ally of the Mad Mulluh. He held on to his power base in Hargeisa during the violent first two years after the death of his commander, but a strange circumstance in Ethiopia gave him an opportunity to do more than hold on. He made an alliance with the embattled Emperor Iyasu and came to his aid, ensuring the Emperor's victory. This alliance paid off, bringing Khalid into a web of central power alliances. With this wind in his sails, Khalid battled Europeans and his own countrymen, making himself master of Somalia by the mid 1920's. The situation seemed impossibly fragile, and the Germans out of their powerbase in Tanganyika seemed to be eyeing Somalia hungrily. Khalid decided to dance with the devil he knew, and accepted a protectorship from Ethiopia in exchange for an expansion of his rule over the Ogaden. This was controversial among the Somalis, and would remain so until the present day
Khalid was an older man during the wars, and he lived to be 101, dying in 1952. He was succeeded by a successful grandson, Hassan al-Himyari, who accepted a continuance of the protectorship. His relationship with the aging Iyasu was a continuation of the policy of Khalid. The accession of Sahle has created tension between the entwined states, nod boding well for the future of East Africa.
Swahili Peoples Republic
British East Africa was squeezed out, pressured from the south by the Germans in Tanganyika and from the north by the Ethiopians and Somalis. There was, however, nobody around ready to replace that colonial government. A weak white-settler government tried to grab power from Mombassa, but their small numbers made this attempt dubious. The Kingdom of Buganda also attempted to fill the void from the west, but this resulted in tribal warfare. Tanganyika favored the whites, Ethiopia the Bugandans, but neither power base wanted to threaten war with the other. As a result, the Swahili languished in confusion.
Inspired by China and frustrated by the Imperialism of the Europeans and the Tribalism of the Africans, a clique of bizarre leftists appeared in the jungles. They appealed to frustration of the smaller tribes and the wish for a unified peace. In the 1940's, an eccentric soldier of fortune named James Lutalo unified these leftists, and with aggressive daring, he began to score victories.
None of their neighbors liked the Communists, but Tanganyikan preparations to annex Swahililand scared Lutalo and Emperor Iyasu into the same camp. Lutalo accepted their nominal status as an Ethiopian protectorate. In return, he was largely left alone.
In the three-way politics of this strange confederation, Lutalo has evolved into a wild card that the other two fear to play.
-(Negus Mikael of Wollo, born Mohammed Ali): Father of Iyasu V. Lived 1850-1928. -(Iyasu V): Grandfather of Sahle, Yaqob, and Taytu. Lived 1895-1958. -(Yohannes Iyasu): Son of Iyasu V and father of Sahle, Yaqob, and Taytu. Lived 1915-1949 (died of influenza)
Ambassadors from Ethiopia -RHODESIA: Abraham Wudneh: Cynical, personally involved with Rhodesian society. Description/Introduction -CHINA: Akale Tebebe: Flashy dresser. Description/Introduction -SPAIN: Dejazmach Wendem Cherkos: Old nobleman. Description/Introduction -UNITED STATES: Gelay Hezekel: Aging man obsessed with his appearance. --Noh Mareko: Guard employed with embassy in US. Assigned to Taytu. Description/Introduction
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church -Abun: Onesiphorus: Old bearded man, conservative and traditional, kindly. Description/Introduction -Abba Tofik: Priest in the town of Chew Ber in Begmeder province. Description/Introduction
The Airforce Gear: Warm clothes. Pistol. Characters: -Hector Santareál: Air force Commander, Cuban. Description/Introduction
The Navy Gear: Grey uniforms. Ships: -ENS Yohannes IV: Battleship. Sold to Philippines. -ENS Happiness: Carrier converted into the Emperor's personal party barge. Characters: -Bahr Negus (Sea King/Minister of the Navy: Hamere Noh Dagna.Description/Introduction -Vice Admiral: Bahere Kristos Hamere Noh.Description/Introduction
Kikomunisti Party Central Committee -Chairman: James Lutalo: Melodramatic, militaristic, wears a steel breastplate. Description/Introduction -Secretary: Thomas Jefferson Murungaru: Methodical, ambitious, hot headed. Description/Introduction -Treasurer: Paulo Madada: Cold, uninvolved, Lepidus-Like. Description/Introduction
Freedom Army of God -Elder Saul Allred: Survivor of the US Civil War in Utah. Turned homicidal preacher. Description/Introduction
Kingdom of Buganda
Foreign Supporters of the Government -Li Huan: Youthful Chinese Houist, Murungaru's paramore. Description/Introduction -Franz Agricola: German, former Spartacist, Engineer. Description/Introduction
Foreign Counter-Revolutionaries -Commander Tom Trevor: English speaker from one of the south african countries, defender of Mombasa. Description/Introduction
HISTORICAL FIGURES (DECEASED BEFORE RP STARTS) -Khalid al-Himyari: Hassan's Grandfather. Description/Introduction -Negus Mikael of Wollo, born Mohammed Ali: Father of Iyasu V. Lived 1850-1928. -Iyasu V: Grandfather of Sahle, Yaqob, and Taytu. Lived 1895-1958. -Yohannes Iyasu: Son of Iyasu V and father of Sahle, Yaqob, and Taytu. Lived 1915-1949 (died of influenza). -Issak Ibsa: American painter with Ethiopian immigrant parents. Died April of 1960.
PLACES
ADDIS ABABA -Admiralty Building: Small Italian manse housing Naval offices in Addis Ababa. -Emebet Eleni School for Girls: Girls secondary school. -Gebi Entoto: The pre-1886 Palace of Menelik II, located on top of Entoto mountain. -Gebi Iyasu: Current Imperial residence, Imperial residence since the thirties. -Jan Meda: Grounds used for sporting events and festivals. -Menelik Palace, also called Gebi: Palace of Menelik II after 1886, and the early reign of Iyasu V. Located in the middle of Addis Ababa --Te'eka Negist: Royal Mausoleum where Menelik II, his wife Taytu, and Iyasu V are buried. --Ba'eta Le Mariam Monastery: Monestary on Gebi grounds. -Menelik II School: Addis Ababa's first High School, established 1908. -Negus Mikael Military Academy: Generalized ground for military training. Officers school. Shotel base. -Ras Hotel: Ritzy hotel in downtown. -Vin Rouge: French restaurant and culture club.
MOGADISHU -Grand Admiralty: Home of the Bahr Negus. C shaped, Italian architecture, perched above Naval yards.
THE DANAKIL -Lake Afrera: Salt lake in the northern Danakil. Home of Dr Sisi's mad science lab.
NAMING CONVENTION "Ethiopians do not use surnames. The same system is used by both Christians and Muslims. An individual's name consists of his proper name followed by his father's name. Individuals are, there-fore, normally referred to by their proper (i.e. first) name. Both the proper name and the father's name may have two components; thus a name may consist of three or four words. In addition secular or religious titles may be added to one or both names. (See glossary for titles). Many Ethiopian names are, in effect, phrases. Wives do not take their husbands' names. Three courtesy titles are used in Ethiopia: Ato (Mr), Woizero (Mrs), and Woizerit (Miss)." (citation: "Layers of Time: A History of Ethiopia" by Paul B. Henze)
GLOSSARY
Ethiopian Calendar (major holidays in bold). -January 7th: Genna (Christmas) -January 19th: Timkat (Epiphany) -February 2nd: Yaqob's Birthday -March 2nd: Adwa Day -Spring: Siklet (Good Friday) and Fasika (Easter). -July 4th: Sahle's birthday. -September 11th : Enkutatash: New Year's Day (12th on leap years, including 1960). Also Taytu's Birthday. -September 27th: Meskel: Finding of the True Cross (biggest holiday)
Precipice Specific Terms or Phrases (AKA shit I made up). -Shotel: Name for national intelligence of Imperial Ethiopia. Words means Sword. -Doofarka: Means "Pig" in Somali. Dune buggies used by Somalians. -Force Socialiste: Marcel's elite squad of Veterans. Dressed like Belgian Force Publique. -Furusiyya: Technically a real thing, the Arabic equivalant of Chivalry, but in PoW being used in the context of Somalian martial arts and military philosophy.
Ethiopian Royal Titles (ordered by importance) -Negusa Negast: "King of Kings." Title conferred to an Ethiopian Emperor. Sahle is Negusa Negast. -Nigiste Negestatt : "Queen of Kings." Female reigning Empress. Zewditu crowned as this during her failed rebellion. -Negus: King. -Itege: Queen-Consort or Empress-Consort. Wife of the Negusa Negast or Negus. -Leul: Prince. -Le'elt: Princess. -Emebet Hoy: "Great Royal Lady". Wife of royal princes. -Lij: "Child". Used as a term for noble boys. -Emebet: "Royal Lady". Female member of the royal line.
Ethiopian Feudal/Military Titles (ordered by importance) -Makwanent: Not a title. The Ethiopian word for the nobility as a whole. -Bitwoded: Court title meaning "Favorite". Used as qualifier for official title like Ras, implying Royal favor. -Ras: "Head." A position similar to duke. Many Rases throughout history held power almost equal to that of a Negus. -Meridazmach: "Chief of Staff". A rare title similar to Ras. Originally used to denote the ruler of Shewa. -Dejazmach: "Commander of the Gate". Comparable to count or earl. -Fitawrari: "Commander of the Vanguard". Comparable to Baron. -Kegnazmach: "Leader of the Right." Minor nobility -Grazmach: "Leader of the Left". Minor Nobility -Azmach: "Leader of the Rearguard". Minor nobility usually given to trusted advisors or ministers. -Balambaras: "Commander of the Fortress." Semi-noble title given to people entrusted with important supporting commands. -Shaleqa: Military rank comparable to major.
Ethiopian Religious Titles (ordered by importance) -Abun/Abune: Metropolitan of the Ethiopian Church. A title also given to bishops. -Etchege: Administrative head of the church. Second under the Abun, sort of like Minister of Pen to the Abun. -Nebura ed: Civil governor of Axum, appointed from the clergy. -Aleqa: Chief or head. The title given to the dean of a church. -Gabez: Custodian of a church, charged with caring for the treasures of the church. -Kahen: Priest -Abba Mahbar: Head of a monastic community. -Arde'et: Disciple. Monk. -Debtera: A non-ordained traveling religious person within the Ethiopian church. Responsible for impromptu acts of worship, the making of herbal remedies, the exorcising of evil spirits, and spell-binding. -Kiddus: Saint or holy man. -Abba: Father. Used the same as in the west.
Ethiopian Court Titles and Civil Offices (ordered by importance of place) -Enderase: Regent or co-ruler. -Tsehafi Taezaz: "Minister of the Pen". Most powerful post in the court, signs official documents. Similar to Privy Seal. -Afe Negus: "Mouth of the King". Announces royal decrees. Sort of a Press Secretary. -Meridazmach: "Chief of Staff". Secretary of War. -Bejirond: "Treasurer". Secretary of Finance. -Liquamaquas: Body double for the Negus, used in battle to confuse enemies. -Aqabe Se'at: "Keeper of time". Official, often a clergyman, responsible for the Emperor's schedule. -Blattengeta: "Lord of the pages". Administrator of the palace itself. Also given to head advisors. -Blatta: "Page". Palace servant. -Mesfin: Governor of a province. --Tigray Mekonnen: Governor of Tigray. -Shum: Governor of a sub-province. --Wagshum: Governor of Wag --Jantirar: Ancient hereditary rulers of the fortress at Ambassel in the Wollo Province. -Mislene: Sub-Governor. -Kentiba: Mayor. -Nagadras: Senior bureaucrat in charge of markets, customs duties, and tax collection. -Ballabat: Official in charge of local government offices. Essentially a bureaucratic manager. -Korro: Bureaucrat.
Legal Terms Land Tenure -Gult: An ownership right acquired from the monarch or from provincial rulers who are empowered to make land grants. Gult owners collect tribute from the peasantry and exact labor service as payment in kind from the peasants. Until the government instituted salaries, gult rights were the typical form of compensation for an official. -Maderia: Land granted mainly to government officials, war veterans, and other patriots in lieu of a pension or salary. Although it is land granted for life, the state possesses a reversionary right over all land grants; this form of tenure comprised about 12% of the country's agricultural land. -Mengist: Land registered as government property. -Rist: Hereditary, inalienable, and inviolable form of land tenure. No user of any piece of land can sell his or her share outside the family or mortgage or bequeath his or her share as a gift, as the land belongs not to the individual but to the descent group. Most peasants in the northern highlands hold at least some rist land. -Samon: Land the government granted to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in perpetuity. Traditionally, the church had claimed about one-third of Ethiopia's land; however, actual ownership probably never reached this figure. Estimates of church holdings range from 10 - 20% of the country's cultivated land. Peasants who work on church land pay tribute to the church (or monastery) rather than to the Emperor. Division of land (by Importance) -Taklai Ghizat: Province. Governed by a Mesfin. -Awraja: Subprovince. (The smallest part of the Provinces and Districts map in the resources at the top of this post). Governed by a Shum. -Woreda: Administrative level below the sub-province. Typically a town and its surrounding area. Governed by Kentiba. -Gasha: Feudal division of land, approx 40 to 80 acres.
Racial and Ethnic groups (ordered by prominence) Racial Map -Habesha: The collective name for the peoples of the Ethiopian highlands. This is the origin of the old term 'Abyssinia'. --Amhara: An Habesha people, and the dominate racial group politically. The language, Amharic, is named after them. Primarily Christian. --Tigrayans/Tigrinyas: A Habesha people from the north of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Speak Tigrinya. --Agaw: Highland people, primarily Christian. Small in numbers now but was significant in the Aksumite period. Were the people that founded the Medieval Zagwe dynasty. -Oromo/Galla: One of the most numerous races in Ethiopia, roughly one third of Ethiopians. Mostly Muslim, but large contingent of Christians too. Descended from warrior tribes that came from the south in the late middle ages. Prominent in the 19th century, particularly during the Zemene Mesafint, when their cavalry was especially renowned. -Somali: Dominant in Somalia/Adal, and common in the east of Ethiopia, especially the Ogaden. Mostly Sunni Muslim, some Sufi Muslim. Speak Somali. -Tigre: Muslim pastoralists living in the northwest of Eritrea. Related to the Sudanese Beja people. -Falasha: Jewish people, also sometimes called Beta Israel. Primarily live in their own communities in the northern highlands. -Gurage: Primarily Christian Afro-Asiatic people south of the Awash river. Speak Gurage. -Silt'e: Muslim Afro-Asiatic population south of Addis Ababa. -Sidama: The people of the Sidamo region. Largely protestant for some reason. -Welayta: The culturally and racially distinct people of the Weylata region. Have a thing for red, black, and orange stripes for some reason. -Afar: Primarily Muslim pastoralists living in the Danakil region. Have a thing for putting butter in their hair and cutting off the dicks of their enemy with a special dick slicing knife called a gile. -Shanqella: Catch-all term for the dark-skinned tribes living in the west along the frontier with Sudan. -Saho: A primarily Muslim people living in Eritrea. Related to the Afar.
-Ababa: Flower. -Abba: Father. -Abbay: Blue Nile. -Adarash: Meeting hall. -Addis: New. -Aggot: Uncle. -Akist: Aunt. -Alad: Fifty cents. -Aletcha: Mild. -Alga: Bed, wooden framed and sprung with a lattice of leather straps. Also can mean 'throne'. -Amat: Parent in law. -Amba: A flat-topped mountain, typically surrounded by cliffs so it is hard to reach. Traditionally the site of fortifications or monasteries. -Amole: Salt bar. -Arbanya: Partisan/Patriot. -Arde'et: Disciple. Also the name of a holy book filled with the magic of the disciples. -Astemari: Teacher. -Ataklt: Vegetable. -Ato: Sir, or Mr. -Awro plan: Airplane. -Ayat: Grandparent. -Ayn: Eye. -Ayn Heleena: Eye of the imagination. -Azmari: A bard. Uses a single-stringed fiddle called a Masenqo. -Babur:Train -Bahl: Husband. -Bahr: Sea or Lake. -Belg: The short rainy season in March and April. -Bet: House. -Beteu Meuzeukir: Museum. -Birr: Silver. Basic unit of currency (like 'dollar' or 'euro'). -bisi: "Man of." Example: "Eon bisi Anaaph" means "Eon of Anaaph". -Buda: A person who possesses the ability of the evil eye. Buda are believed to be able to turn into a Werehyena, allowing them to attack without revealing their true identity. Believed to be common among metalworkers and jews. -Buna: Coffee. -Buna Bet: Coffee shop or bar. Literally means "Coffee House". -Degn: Phosphorus. -Demit: Cat. -Doomfata: The recital of heroic deeds. -Doro: Chicken. -Doro Wat: A chicken curry, often served with hard boiled eggs in it. Meant to be eaten with injera (bread). -Enat: Mother. -Enset: False banana. A popular crop in Ethioia. -Eqabet: "Thing House." A treasury. -Euh-hett: Sister. -Fagegta: Smile. -Falasha: Jew. -Ferengi: Foreigner. A loan-word from the Arabic for "Frank" -Fit: Face, ahead, earlier. -Fitfit: Spiced shredded bread. Typically served for breakfast. -Fitlefit: In front of -Gabbar: Farmers. -Gabi: A four-layered chiffon cloth worn around the shoulders similar to a toga. Similar to the Shamma. -Gadla: Chronicle. -Gebi: "Compound". Used to describe palaces of important people. -Genet: Paradise. -Gesho: Leaf used as a fermenting agent. -Gimal: Camel. -Giraf: Whip made from hippo hide. -Godjo: A Tigrayan hut. Round, often built with stone, and with a thatched roof held up by a pole in the middle. -Gra: Left. -Gugs or Feres Gugs: An Ethiopian equine sport. Similar to jousting, but with multiple teams going at once in formation. -Habesha Kemis: Woman's dress. -Hakim: Doctor. -Hakim-Bet: "Doctor House". Hospital. -Hizb: People. -Injera: A spongy sourdough flat-bread most often made from teff flour. A staple in Ethiopian cuisine. -Inna: And. -Karamela: Candy. -Kebbero: Large church drum. -Kebre Negest: "The Glory of Kings." A royal charter tracing the origins of the Ethiopian Royal line in biblical history. -Kenpher: Lips. -Ketema: Fortified camp or town. -Khat/Chat: A type of amphetamine-like stimulant that is popular in the horn of Africa. Usually chewed. -Kiddus: Saint or holy man. -Kideta: Kind of Sacrifice. -Kirb: Near. -Kitab: An amulet that consists of a little pouch, inside of which is a rolled up piece of parchment with a magic spell written on it. Worn around the neck to defend against evil spirits. -Kitfo: Minced beef spiced and served raw. Served on special occasions. -Kocho: Flat bread made from the root of the Ensete, or false banana. -Komadino: Bedside Table. -Konjo: Beautiful. -Koso: A herbal purgative used in poor, rural parts of Ethiopia to purge intestinal worms. -Kuta: A two-layered chiffon cloth worn over the shoulders. Similar to a Shama. Worn by men. -Leba: Thief. -Liebasha: A method of identifying a thief in which a boy under the age of 15 is fed a potion and followed until he enters the thief's house in a trance and lays down in their bed. Popular around Addis Ababa. -Lisan: Language. -Maedenoch: Minerals. -Mashafa Taklik: Holy book containing the ancient ritual for weddings. Present in every church. -Meest: Wife. -Mehal Sefari: Royal Guard. Literally "Middle/Between Army". -Mekdes: Sanctuary of a church in which the tabot resides. -Mekina: Car. -Merikani: White cotton cloth. -Merkeb: Ship. -Mesob: Flat-topped basket which is used as a table for injera and injera-based meals. -Metfo: Bad. -Mishaf: Book. -Meshafoc: Books. -Muziqa: Music. -Neftanya: Rifleman, settler. Historically based in soldiers given land to settle in conquered regions. -Negarit: War drum. -Netela: Two-layered chiffon cloth worn by women. Similar to Kuta. Covers head and shoulders. -Nug: Niger flower, safflower. -Orit: Old Testament. -P'ent'ay: Ethiopian protestant, from Pentecostal and Mennonite missions in the early 20th century. -Qmemama: Spicy. -Quanqua: Language. -Ruk: Far. -Sa'at: Hour. -Samena Worq: Wax and gold. Refers popular literary method similar to double entendre, where wax refers to the words and gold refers to the alternative meaning. -Shamma: A large cotton shawl that is common in Ethiopia. -Shanqella: Racial term referring to the Nilo-Saharan people of western Ethiopia. Historically were commonly used as slaves. The term reflects the racial theories of the dominate Afro-Asiatic Habesha. -Shanta: Bag. -Shengo: Assembly, Parliament. -Shifta: "Bandit." Used as a catch all term for any outlaw, rebel, or vigilante. Think gunslinger in the old west. -Shotel: A curved sword similar to a scimitar. Unlike a scimitar, it is most often sharpened on the inside of the curve. -Shufer: Driver. -Shumshir: Shifting of official titles. Literally "Governor Shuffle". -Siga: Red Meat. -Tabib: A craftsman, or a witch. The term mixes the Ethiopian stereotypes for Jews. Tabib are said to possess the ability of the evil eye, and are often seen as Buda. -Tabiya: Station. -Tabot: A representation of the Ark of the Covenant. A church is not considered a church if it does not have a tabot. -Talla: Home-brewed beer. -Tankwa: Papyrus boat. -Tarik: History. -Tazkar: Memorial service for the dead held at specific interval. Involved inviting priests over and serving them alcohol. -Teff: A type of grain that grows in the Ethiopian highlands. -Tej: Mead. -Tella Bet: Beer House. -Temari: Student. -Temart-Bet: "Student House". School. -T'ena: Health. -Tillik: Big. -Timtim: White turban worn by priests. -Timqat: Baptism. -Tinnish: Little. -Tor: Spear. Also can mean war. -Tsadkan: "Righteous ones". -Wat: A spiced stew of curry. Usually eaten by soaking it up with Injera. -Wayn Tej: Wine. -Wehn-Dem: Brother. -Woizero: Mrs. -Woizerit: Ms. -Worq: Gold. -Wuha: Water. -Wusha: Dog. -Wutet: Milk. -Zayt: Oil. -Zefen: Song. -Zemecha: Campaign. -Zemene: Era. -Zemene Mesafint: "Era of Judges" or "Era of Princes". Period of time in the 18th and 19th century when the Emperors were weak, leading to internal strife. Comparable to Japanese Senguko Jidai
Ethiopian Phrases -Abet: A greeting call, used to attract attention, or to acknowledge such a call. -Ato: Mister. -Ayzore!: Be strong! Call of encouragement that can be used in battle, travel, or work. -Isshi: Okay. -Jan Hoi: Your Majesty.
Afar Terms and Phrases -Gile: Knife worn by Afar men. Used primarily to slaughter livestock.
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