Gianjero [1] (yamma, eat) - the people of the Cushite group in the interfluve of the Gibe and Omo rivers in South-West Ethiopia . Part of the people was resettled in the western regions of the city of Jimmy, where they form usually separate settlements. Some historians of the 19th century prescribed to the Cushites the achievements of many other ancient civilizations (Jefferson 1869: 594). The number is several thousand people.
| Janjero | |
|---|---|
| Abundance and area | |
| Total: 3,000 | |
| Ethiopia City: Western Jimma | |
| Language | janjero |
| Religion | totemism , monophysite christians |
| Included in | Cushites |
Content
- 1 Language
- 2 History
- 3 Traditional Activities
- 4 Family
- 5 Clothing and housing
- 6 Traditional Beliefs
- 7 notes
- 8 Literature
Language
The people speak the language of the Janjero, a Western Cushite group of the Cushite family. The two main elements in the Ethiopian unique rich ethnic and cultural heritage are the people who speak Cushite languages, who traditionally settled in the lowlands, and the people who speak the Semitic languages, who settled in the highlands, which came from the merger of the local Cushites and Arabs from the south, immigrants in the first millennium AD (Lewis 1976: 7).
History
The American historian John Boldwin formulated a concept according to which the Kushites in ancient times had a high civilization (Jefferson 1869: 323). Until the end of the 19th century, the people of the janjero formed an independent principality, headed by a ruler who was chosen from the Mwa clan; the ruler also performed quite important religious functions.
Traditional Activities
One of the main activities of the Jangers is arable farming. They grew plant species such as barley, maize, sorghum, enset bananas, coffee, and vegetables. Used bulls as draft force. The most common crafts are blacksmithing, pottery, weaving. Representatives of these professions used to be despised and also performed work that was considered unclean - digging graves, etc.
Family
The marriage is mostly monogamous, but in the past men of noble families could have from 2 to 8 wives.
Clothing and housing
Characteristic clothing for janjars shamma cloak. In cold weather, on top of the shamma, they put on burnos dumped from black wool. The festive color in Ethiopia is white. A common Ethiopian type of dwelling is a round hut called a tukul-conic roof, covered with a thick layer of dried grass or straw. The decor in the house is quite simple. There are no stoves in the houses; there is an open hearth indoors.
Traditional Beliefs
Totemism is a belief in a higher being in the image of a crocodile, to whom monthly sacrifices were monthly made in the past on the banks of the Gibe River. Most janjars are monophysite Christians.
Notes
- ↑ Peoples and religions of the world . - 2000. - S. 160. - 928 p.
Literature
- Encyclopedia for children. T. 13. Countries. The peoples. Civilizations / Chap. ed. M. D. Aksyonova. - M .: Avanta +, 1999. - 704 p.: Ill.
- Jefferson AS [Rev .:] Pre-historic Nations: Or, Enquiries Concerning Some of the Great Peoples and Civilizations of Antiquity, and Their Probable Relation to a Still Older Civilization of the Ethiopians or Cushites of Arabia. By John D. Baldwin, AMNY: Harper and Brothers. // Anthropological Review, Vol. 7, No. 26 (Jul., 1869), pp. 323-330.
- Jefferson AS Baldwin on historic anthropology. // The North American Review, Vol. 109, No. 225 (Oct., 1869), pp. 594-596.
- Lewis IM The Peoples and Cultures of Ethiopia [and Discussion] // Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences, Vol. 194, No. 1114, A Discussion on Human Adaptability in Ethiopia (Aug. 27, 1976), pp. 7-16.