This is the third post in the Language Nerd’s series on Ethiopian linguistics. Follow the links for the intro, part one, and part two. Today’s post comes mainly from an interview with Dr. Moges Yigezu and from his book Language Ideologies and Challenges of Multilingual Education in Ethiopia: The Case of Harari Region. As I […]
You’re in Ethiopia? WTF? Why? What’s going on? –pretty much everyone I know *** Dear Everyone, People, Ethiopia is Language Nerd Heaven. The real question is why I didn’t get over here sooner. There are eighty-odd languages in Ethiopia. Some say 82, some say 85, some say more. Part of the reason it’s difficult to […]