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Queen Furra The Kushitic Civilization of North East Africa: An Overview Side Goodo 1. Introduction The Kushitic (Cushitic) peoples of North East Africa are the indigenous peoples of the present day Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya since at least 5000 BC. The equivalent name of the indigenous Kushitic peoples of North East Africa was Ethiopid, from which the name of the present day Ethiopia was derived. Due to the dynamics of conflicts, migration, assimilation and other politico-demographic influences over the past seven millennia, the Kushitic population dwindled to a small minority in the Sudan, Eritrea and Kenya while they are still majorities in Ethiopia and Somalia. In Ethiopia over 52% of the current population of 80 million are Kushitic peoples while almost the entire population in Somalia is Kushitic.  The only Kushitic group living in the Sudan at present is the Beja people of the Southern Sudan while in Eritrea the Saho and the Afar form a significant proport

Children in Daato oddahe accompanying Donkey Mobile Library.

To construct Sidama cultural house the Traditional engineers used        Bamboo tree ( the strong hollow stems of a tropical plant. Use: building, furniture, canes, fishing rods. or a plant with long woody, often hollow, stems that grows in dense clumps and produces bamboo. Native to: tropical and semitropical areas.) It's roof, wall, door, window, celling and so on are all from Bamboo tree. The beauty  of the house from outside and inside reflect the skill and talent of the local Sidama engineers.      The traditional house have two internal arrangements or partitions. The partitions are known as Aldio and Holgie . Aldio is again arranged into two partitions knows as Bosalo and Hadiro . Bosalo services as reception room where there are place to sit, to make fire and sometimes place to sleep.( for gust and Children) The other section which mean Holgie also made to be Ma'na ( bed room) and working place and store. Sidama traditional house foundation and inauguratio

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