Do The Burji Belong to The Cushitic Family?
Some people argue that the Burji are Bantus because they are farmers and not pastoralists like the other Cushites that we know They belong to the Highland East Cushitic-speaking people. Cushites comprise of around 47 tribes divided into five categories based on their linguistic characteristics and geographical location. The categories are; Highland East, Lowland East, […]
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THE BURJI POPULATION COULD HAVE BEEN 1.2MILLION TODAY
By Tego Wolasa What if the Burji population was supposed to be 1.2million today? Looks farfetched right? Historical events which happened during the reins of Menelik II and Haile Selassie between 1894 and 1941 explain the likelihood. The death of Emperor Yohannes of Ethiopia in the Battle of Gallabat in March 1889 led to coronation […]