Ethiopia

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Ethiopia
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Map of Ethiopia
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Can you find Ethiopia on a map?
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Discussion What do you know about Ethiopia?

• What languages do they speak?
• What products come from Ethiopia?
• What kind of money do they use?

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About Ethiopia

• Population 77,431,000
• Capital Addis Ababa 2,723,000
• Area 437,600 square miles
• Main languages Amharic, Tigrinya, Orominga,
  Guaraginga, Somali, Arabic
• Religion Muslim, Ethiopian Orthodox, Christian
• Top export Coffee (28)
• Currency Birr
• Life Expectancy 42

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Common Stereotypes

• Ethiopia is poor and underdeveloped. There was a
  famine in 1980s and agriculture affected by
  droughts.
• A large number of people in Africa are HIV
  positive.
• 'Africa' is a country with one language.

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Facts

• Ethiopia has one of the world' fastest growing
  economies in the world, in 2011 it grew 11.4.
  The government is supporting it's people and its
  foreign policy is encouraging direct investment
  from other countries.
• 1.3 of Ethiopians are HIV positive, compared to
  0.3 in the UK and 12 in South Africa.
• There are 80 different languages in Africa and
  200 different dialects spoken in Ethiopia alone.
  The official language is Amharic but most people
  also speak English as lessons are taught in
  English.

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Discussion - Languages

• Why are all the lessons at school given in
  English?
• How would you feel if you had to do all of your
  lessons in another language?

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Wolaita
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Map of Southern Nations, Nationalities and
Peoples' Region
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Brief History of Wolaita

• Wolaita is an area in South Nations,Nationalities
  and People Region in South Ethiopia
• The Wolaita people are one of the indigenous
  people of Ethiopia who have their own culture,
  tradition, political legacy and kingdom.
• The Wolaita have about 200 clans which are
  divided in to two main tribes called Malla and
  Dogala.
• The people here are classified as part of the
  Omotic family because their settlement is
  parallel with the Omo River.
• The main language spoken by this clan is called
  Wolaita (walaitato donna), but they also speak
  several other dialects in this area.