Gafat = West Shoua
Falash = West Gondar
Agow = West Gojjam (Awi)
Tcheretz = Wagshum (Beta Hemre)???
Gurage formed their own powerful Feresgna Dynasty under King Sebhat even Menelik and Ras Gobana struggled in subduing the Gurage it took 14 years for Gurage to be subdued after being fought by Amharas and Tulamas + European weaponry....... after Gurage fell they contributed largely in Ethiopias Military ie Balcha Safo, Habte Giyorgis Dinagde joining the nations military ranksMisraq wrote: ↑09 Dec 2022, 14:58Gafat seems to be a bridge between Amharic and Guragigna. I always wonder how Gurages survived the Oromo onslaught in the 16-17th century but Gafat did not. Gafat and Amharic are mutually intelligible which means Amharic speakers can understand Gafats and vise-versa. By the way both Bekele Garba and Negaso Gidada are Gafat converts to Oromo
The Gafat Pagans remind me of Axum Pagans who worshipped "Awre" their pagan worship story reminds me of many other stories across Abisinia prior to Judaiasm-ChristianityFor the extensive provinces of Shewa end Amhara,
Zer'a-Ya'qob utilized the facilities of Debre-Libanos.
He built new churches in these areas and staffed them
with recruits from Debre-Libanos . On one occasion the
king received reports that the local people of a small
district of Muger practised psgan worship, sacrificing
cows end sheep for the serpent god inhabiting a tree.
He immediately ordered that a church be built on the
site, and Debre-Libsnos supplied him with priests and
deacons, apparently led by Abba Gebre-Endlryas, a notable
member of the ‘fekle-Hsymanot community at the t ime
Many other members of the community were also active in
the ares, preaching and establishing churches. It is
interesting to note that the earliest tradition of some
conversions among the Gafat belongs to this period:-
n(Meb'8-SIyen) had been wondering about
the Gsfafc and he thought 'When will they
believe, where will they be baptized?
Will it be in my lifetime, or will it be
after my death?' And while he was contemplating in this way he met many Gafat
men going to our king Zer'a-Ya'qob to be
complimented for their (recent) conversion
and their baptism in the name of the
Trinity."

ኖብል አማራ፣Noble Amhara wrote: ↑09 Dec 2022, 14:19Recorded in 1775
Gafat = West Shoua
Falash = West Gondar
Agow = West Gojjam (Awi)
Tcheretz = Wagshum (Beta Hemre)???
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