The Argobba are an ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia. A Muslim community, they are spread out through isolated village networks and towns in the north-eastern...
Argobba may refer to: Argobba people Argobba language Argobba special woreda (Afar) in the Afar Region Argobba special woreda (Amhara) in the Amhara Region...
Argobba is an Ethiopian Semitic language spoken in several districts of Afar, Amhara, and Oromia regions of Ethiopia by the Argobba people. It belongs...
Argobba Bari, more commonly known as Argob Bari meaning "Argobba gate" is one of five ancient gates of Harar, Ethiopia. This gate is also known as the...
the early thirteenth century, where he was met by the Harla, Gaturi and Argobba people. In the Middle Ages Hararis led by Abadir supposedly came into conflict...
language. Nicholas Tait proposes Harla language was indistinguishable with Argobba and Harari linguistic classifications. Ewald Wagner believes Harla were...
number of speakers in the state include Amharic (6.83%), Tigrinnya (1.06%), Argobba (0.79%), Wolaitta (0.43%), and Oromifa (0.4%). According to the CSA, as...
inhabitants of Shewa spoke Ethiopian Semitic language likely Argobba language. Argobba are widely believed to be the first to accept Islam collectively...
Shewa is inhabited by the Gurages and eastern Shewa has large Oromo and Argobba Muslim populations. The monastery of Debre Libanos, founded by Saint Tekle...
ruins dating back to the fourteenth century have been located. The local Argobba people credited Arabs for building these towns. Islam was introduced to...
central Ethiopia. They are pastoralists. Karrayyu neighbor the Afar and Argobba people. It is believed the extinct Harla ethnicity were assimilated into...
languages, as well as the Semitic Gurage languages, Harari, Silt'e, and Argobba languages. Arabic, which also belongs to the Afroasiatic family, is likewise...
the southwest by North Shewa Zone, on the northwest by South Wollo and Argobba special woreda, and on the east by the Afar Region. The Zone consists of...
Amharic diverged from its closest relative, Argobba, probably due to religious differences as the Argobba adopted Islam. In 1983, Lionel Bender proposed...
languages, as well as the Semitic Gurage languages, Harari, Silt'e, and Argobba languages. Arabic, which also belongs to the Afroasiatic family, is likewise...
would live in exile until 1415. According to Harari tradition numerous Argobba had fled Ifat and settled around Harar in the Aw Abdal lowlands during...
Tigre Tigrinya South Ethiopic Transversal South Ethiopic Amharic–Argobba Amharic Argobba Harari–East Gurage Harari East Gurage Silt'e Zway Outer South Ethiopic...
communities, including the Agaw/Awi, Oromo, Beta Israel, Qemant, Agaw/Kamyr and Argobba. Gumuz is another community located in parts in Amhara Region, speaking...
Agaw languages, the Semitic Tigre, Arabic, Gurage, Harari, Silt'e and Argobba tongues as well as Omotic languages are spoken by Omotic communities inhabiting...
612H (1216 CE), where Abadir was supposedly met by the Harla, Gaturi and Argobba people. According to tradition, Abadir's brother Fakr ad-Din founded the...
mainly spoken by the Amhara, the Tigrayans, the Tigre, the Gurage, the Argobba and the Harari people. In antiquity Ge'ez-speaking people inhabited the...
Shonke (Amharic: ሾንኬ) is an Argobba village located some 23 km away from Kemise town, in Jirota kebele, in the current administrative district of Dawa...
assimilation by the American government, the majority can only speak English. The Argobba have typically been a merchant community and usually trades with other...
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