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Re: A Gelila wedding song. Gelila, a former Gafat territory occupied by Oromo

Post by Dama » 28 Sep 2024, 21:27

Gafat: the forgotten victims of genocide. Their language died in the 20th century, not the 19th century

https://www.facebook.com/Zoph.AB/posts/ ... 466324491/
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Re: A Gelila wedding song. Gelila, a former Gafat territory occupied by Oromo

Post by Dama » 28 Sep 2024, 21:37

The Gafats
"Tall in build and light in complexion"
https://en.sewasew.com/p/gafat-history- ... %E1%8A%AD)

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Re: A Gelila wedding song. Gelila, a former Gafat territory occupied by Oromo

Post by Dama » 29 Sep 2024, 01:40

Dama wrote:
28 Sep 2024, 21:27
Gafat: the forgotten victims of genocide. Their language died in the 20th century, not the 19th century

https://www.facebook.com/Zoph.AB/posts/ ... 466324491/
After reading this article, it becomes very clear that Tamrat Taddesse and Bahru Zewde, both historians, committed scholarship frauds in concluding that Gafat was assimilated by Oromo because 1) was not united and 2) was a primitive society versus Oromo

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