Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Book Series Student Songbook Teachers Guide

Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal
Book Series Student Songbook
Teacher’s Guide
by Legesse Allyn
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Amarigna and Tigrigna word matching by Legesse Allyn
© Copyright 2015 Legesse Allyn
“Ancient Gebts” general song lyrics and general translation by Muez Ghebremedhn and Legesse Allyn.
Literal lyrics translation by Ruth Sissay. Hieroglyphic lyrics translation by Legesse Allyn.
Based on the AIOS Teacher’s Guide Overview by Walter L. Palmer, Jr., Ph.D.,
Associate Professor School Of Education, Department of Curriculum,
Clark Atlanta University
In 1994, the AIOS School Curriculum was endorsed by the Black Education Commission
of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the 2nd largest school district in the U.S.
Hieroglyphs from the Dover Publications edition of
“An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary,” by E.A. Wallis Budge
reprinted by permission of Dover Publications, NY
Special thanks to:
Memhr.org Online Tigrigna Dictionary, located at http://memhr.org/dic
AmharicDictionary.com from SelamSoft, Inc., located at http://www.amharicdictionary.com
Front cover insert photo and background cover photo: The Yorck Project: 10.000 Meisterwerke der
Malerei. DVD-ROM, 2002. ISBN 3936122202. Distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH.
Back cover photo: Public Domain

Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Book Series Student Songbook
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I. EXERCISES
GOAL: Learn the lyrics to a song to help develop your students’ awareness,
knowledge, and comprehension of the hieroglyphic languages of Amarigna
and Tigrigna.

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OBJECTIVE 1: KNOWLEDGE
After watching the Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Music Video, listening to the lyrics and
reading the captions, your students will be able to identify the lyrics in their copy of the
Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Student Songbook.
Method Level 1:
Instruct your students rewrite the English and Amarigna/Tigrigna lyrics sung in the
Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Music Video in Latin characters. Make sure the words are
in the same order that they are sung.
This will help your students become familiar with many Amarigna and Tigrigna
words.
Instruct your students to rewrite the lyrics below, using additional paper if necessary.

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OBJECTIVE 2: COMPREHENSION
After watching the Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Music Video, listening to the lyrics and
reading the Amarigna/Tigrigna lyrics in Latin characters, your students will be able to
identify the lyrics written in Amarigna/Tigrigna fidel in their copy of the Amarigna &
Tigrigna Qal Student Songbook.
Method Level 1:
Instruct your students to rewrite the Amarigna/Tigrigna lyrics below in English and
below each English word the Amarigna and/or Tigrigna match in Latin characters.
They should follow the format your students will see in their copy of Amarigna &
Tigrigna Qal Rosetta Stone.
Also, instruct your students to show the similar Amarigna or Tigrigna counterparts.
They can utilize AmharicDeictionary.com and Memhr.com to search and find the
similarly spelled words in each language.
This will help your students become familiar with many Amarigna and Tigrigna
words, but also with their slight differences.
Instruct them to rewrite the lyrics below, utilizing additional paper if necessary.

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OBJECTIVE 3: APPLICATION
Following a discussion of Amarigna and Tigrigna fidel writing characters, your students will
be able to demonstrate their understanding of the conduct of writing pronunciation sounds
with fidel characters.
Method Level 1:
Utilizing the video lyrics in the Amarigna & Tigrigna Student Songbook, instruct your
students to write out the lyrics to the song in Amarigna/Tigrigna fidel writing
characters.
Instruct your students to search online for both an Amarigna fidel chart and Tigrigna
fidel chart, because there are some differences, and make a note of the differences
between the pronunciations in each chart.
Instruct your students to rewrite the lyrics in fidel characters below, also show any
similar fidel spelling between Amarigna and Tigrigna words in the lyrics.

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OBJECTIVE 4: ANALYSIS
After discussion of hieroglyphic writing characters, your students will be able to distinguish
the particular characters utilized to write Amarigna and Tigrigna words in hieroglyphs that
appear in the lyrics of the Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Music Video.
Method Level 1:
Instruct your students to select a hieroglyphic Amarigna/Tigrigna word from the lyrics
in their copy of the Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Student Songbook, rewriting the word
below.
Instruct your students to describe the different possible reasons for using particular
hieroglyphic characters to write out their selected hieroglyphic word.

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After discussion of Amarigna and Tigrigna prefixes and suffixes, your students will be able
to distinguish the particular hieroglyphic characters utilized to write Amarigna and Tigrigna
prefixes and suffixes. This includes those utilized in words of the lyrics of the Amarigna &
Tigrigna Qal Music Video.
Method Level 2:
Wallis Budge’s, “An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary,” is a collection of words
identified by Egyptologists as of the dictionary’s publication in the year 1920.
Instruct y your students to select a word from the Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Music
Video lyrics listed in their copy of the Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Student Songbook,
writing the word below.
Instruct your students to analyze the various possible prefixes and suffixes for their
selected word, utilizing AmharicDictionary.com and Memhr.org to help them find
various forms of their selected Amarigna/Tigrigna word. Also, instruct them to write
the various forms below, following the format shown in their copy of Amarigna &
Tigrigna Qal Hieroglyphs for Beginners for each word.
Instruct your students to find the hieroglyph written version of their selected word in
Wallis Budge’s, “An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary,” rewriting the word in
hieroglyphs.
Next, instruct them to find as many versions of the selected word as possible in the
Budge’s dictionary, with the various possible prefixes and suffixes.

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OBJECTIVE 5: SYNTHESIS
Following the Analysis: Method 1 in the previous exercise, instruct your students to change
a sentence of the Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Music Video using an alternative form of their
selected word.
Method Level 1:
After analyzing the various forms of their selected Amarigna/Tigrigna word from the
Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Music Video listed in the Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal
Student Songbook, instruct your students to choose a different form of the word using
alternative Amarigna and Tigrigna prefixes.
Instruct your students to rewrite the sentence below with the alternative
Amarigna/Tigrigna word in both Latin and fidel characters, in Amarigna/Tigrigna and
English.

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Following the Analysis: Method 2 in the previous exercise, instruct your students to change
a hieroglyphic sentence of the Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Music Video using an alternative
form of your selected word.
Method Level 2:
After analyzing the various hieroglyphic forms of their selected Amarigna/Tigrigna
word from the Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Music Video listed in the Amarigna &
Tigrigna Qal Student Songbook, instruct your students to choose a different
hieroglyphic form of the word using alternative Amarigna and Tigrigna prefixes.
Instruct your students rewrite the sentence below with the alternative
Amarigna/Tigrigna word in hieroglyphs.

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II. ACTIVITIES

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SING-IT
Lyrics to the “Witness Ancient Gebts” song and music video
General English Translation
Aንታ ንህናሞ
anta nhnamo
We are who we are
ሰብ ታሪክ
seb tarik
We are the people of history
ሰብ ትበብ
seb tibeb
We are the people of culture
ሰብ ዝና
seb zna
We are the people of fame
መሰረት ትበብ ናይ Aለም ሃገርና
meseret tibeb nay alem hagerna
We are the foundation of the world's languages and civilizations
ባይኒ ሃኪ ተኮይኑ Aፍ AወጺA ትዛረብ Aለም
biayni haki tekoynu af awutsia tzareb alem
Their eyes have seen it so let their mouths tell the world the truth
ታሪክ Aለና ዘይብለል ካብ Eለት Eለት ዝቁለል
tarik alena zeyblel kab elet elet zkulel
Because our culture has not faded over time, it's still the same

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ብሃደ ድልየት ትርግታ
bhade dlet trgta
One vision, one heart beat, one culture
ሰብ ዋና Eና ንያታ
seb wana ena nyata
Yes, so no more need to hide the truth and continue to deny
ንልመAት Eፎይታ
nlmiat efoyta
For the reality of history, let the world know the truth
ባሕሪ ጣና
Bahri Tana
Lake Tana
ባሕሪ Aባይ
Bahri Abay
Abay River
ባሕሪ ዙላ
Bahri Zula
Zula Bay
ሰግሮም ዘመስቱ
segirom zmetsu
The merchants crossed to go to Gebts
Aሰየ Iሎም ኩሉ ወጊኖም
eseye elom kulu weginom
They were happy they accomplished
ናብ ትንቲ ግብጽ ክወጹ
nab ancient gebts kwetsu
Taking food to sell to the people of ancient Gebts

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ባሕሪ ጣና
Bahri Tana
Lake Tana
ባሕሪ Aባይ
Bahri Abay
Abay River
ባሕሪ ዙላ
Bahri Zula
Zula Bay
segirom zmetsu
The merchants crossed to go to Gebts
They were happy they accomplished
ናብ ትንቲ ግብጽ ክወጹ
nab ancient gebts kwetsu
Taking food to sell to the people of ancient Gebts
ብፍላይ ቅርጺ ፊደላት
bfuluy jrtsi fidelat
We invented special artistic hieroglyphic alphabets in Gebts
Aቆጸረ Aሃዛት
akotsatsra ahazat
And used our own numerals
ብፍሉይ ትበብ ሕንጻታት
bfuluy tbeb hntsatat
Designed special artistic buildings hewn from stone

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ተምሳለት ብቑEት ሰባት
temsalet bukuat sebat
And became the legends of history as the founders and ruler of ancient Gebts
መበኩል ፍትረት ወዲሰብ
mebokol ftret wedi seb
The origin of the human race
ህዝቢ Eልፍ AEላፋት
hzbi elfi aelafat
Too numerous to count
መሰረት Iብየት Aለምና
meseret ebyet hagerna
Source of the world's languages and civilizations
ተምሳለት ኩሉ ነገስታት
temsalet kulen negestat.
The inspiration for all kings
Aንታ ንህናEሞ ንንህና Eና
anta nhnamo nhna ena
We are still who we are
ትማሊ ሎሚ ከምትንቲ
tmali lomi kem tnti
We are still like we were before
ታሪክ ንሓፍስ ምህርቲ
tarik nhafs mhrti
We are full of history

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ሃድነት Eያ Eርድና
hadnet eyu erdna
Unity is our honor
ብሩህ Aለ ክድምና
brhan ewe kdmena
Your future is bright like before
Anta nhnamo nhna ena
ያረድ Eዛና ሳIዛና
Yared, Ezana, Saizana
Kudus Yared, King Ezana, and Ethio Saizana
ዘይሃሲስ ታሪክ ሰብ ዝና
zey hasis tarik seb zna
Unfaded history and fame
መራይ ማመን Eዩ ወሳኒ
mriay mieman eyu wesani
Seeing is believing the truth
Iሱ ሃኪ ዘይሰAኒ
nsu haki zesani
That's the truth
ሃገሬ
hagere
Our country

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ይመስክራ የብስራ
ymeskra yebesra
Let them tell the truth
ይመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
Tell the truth
ይመስክራ የብስራ
ymeskra yebesra
ይመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
ጉራማይሌ ትህብርና
guramaile thbrna
Like our colorful people
ይመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
Tell the truth
ብሩህ Aለ ቅድምና
berihulo tkdmena
Our future is bight
ይመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
Tell the truth

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FIND-A-GLYPH
Instruct your students to find the literal words of the lyrics to the “Witness
Ancient Gebts” song and music video in hieroglyphs, as follows:
A. Locate each of the hieroglyphic words below in “An Egyptian Hieroglyphic
Dictionary” by Wallis Budge
B. Write the page number under each hieroglyphic word where they find the
hieroglyph
C Although your students may have already located a word in prior verses, they
might learn something interesting or useful by searching for the repeat of a word
all over again
D. Most words cannot be searched by the meaning alone, since Egyptologists are
often very slightly off on their meaning

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ANSWERS
pg. 401 pg. 339
Aንታ ንህናሞ
anta nhnamo
you we are who we are
pg. 866 pg. 357
ሰብ ታሪክ
seb tarik
human of history
pg. 873 pg. 357
ሰብ ትበብ
seb tibeb
human of art
pg. 605 pg. 357
ሰብ ዝና
seb zna
human of fame

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m- pg. 680 pg. 873 pg. 348 pg. 451 pg. 79 pg. 339
መሰረት ትበብ ናይ Aለም ሃገና
meseret tibeb nay alem hagerna
foundation art of world my country
b- pg. 59 pg. 139 te- pg. 772
ባይኒ ሃኪ ተኮይኑ
biayni haki tekoynu
eyes truth if it was
pg. 416 pg. 193 t- pg. 679 pg. 451
Aፍ AወጺA ትዛረብ Aለም
af awutsia tzareb alem
mouth start speak world
pg. 866 pg. 73 zey- pg. 240
ምታሪክ Aለና ዘይብለል
mtarik alena zeyblel
history we have not say

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pg. 466 pg. 130 pg. 130 pg. 625
ካብ Eለት Eለት ዝቁለል
kab elet elet zkulel
from day to day adds up
b- pg. 517 pg. 857 t- pg. 431
bhade dlet trgta
with one interest beat
pg. 34 pg. 357 pg. 400
seb wana ena nyata
human important and history to tell
n- pg. 426 pg. 43
nlmiat efoyta
development and rest

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b- pg. 59 pg. 139 te- pg. 772
biayni haki tekoynu
pg. 416 pg. 193 t- pg. 679 pg. 451
pg. 866 pg. 73 zey- pg. 240
pg. 466 pg. 130 pg. 130 pg. 625

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b- pg. 517 pg. 857 t- pg. 431
bhade dlet trgta
pg. 34 pg. 357 pg. 400
seb wana ena nyata
n- pg. 426 pg. 43
nlmiat efoyta
pg. 203 pg. 1063
ባሕሪ ጣና
bahri Tana
Lake Tana
Note: Port Tanis (“TS’ane”) has the same name as Lake Tana (“TS’ane”)

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pg. 203 pg. 467
ባሕሪ Aባይ
bahri abay
River Abay
pg. 203 pg. 85
ባሕሪ ዙላ
bahri Zula
Bay Zula
pg. 705 pg. 602
segirom zmetsu
crossed came
pg. 136 pg. 130 pg. 449 pg. 773
yes saying all took side

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pg. 773 pg. 838 pg. 1044
ናብ ትንቲ ግብጽ
nab ancient gebts
to tinitawi Gebts
pg. 473
ክወጹ
kwetsu
to leave
pg. 225 pg. 509
ፍቅሪ ቀስኖም
fqri qesinom
love happy pleasure
pg. 203 pg. 1063
ባሕሪ ጣና
bahri Tana
Lake Tana
pg. 203 pg. 467
ባሕሪ Aባይ

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bahri abay
River Abay
pg. 203 pg. 85
ባሕሪ ዙላ
bahri Zula
Bay Zula
pg. 705 pg. 602
segirom zmetsu
crossed came
pg. 136 pg. 130 pg. 449 pg. 773
pg. 773 pg. 838 pg. 1044
nab ancient gebts
to tinitawi Gebts

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pg. 473
ክወጹ
kwetsu
to leave
pg. 225 pg. 509
fqri qesinom
love happy pleasure
pg. 000 pg. 000 pg. 000
ብፍላይ ቅርጺ ፊደላት
bfuluy qrtsi fidelat
unique shape letters
a- pg. 814 pg. 134
Aቆጻጻራ Aሃዛት
akotsatsra ahazat
counting numbers

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pg. 370 pg. 873 pg. 557
ብፍሉይ ትበብ ሕንጻታት
bfuluy tbeb hntsatat
unique art buildings
te- pg. 325 pg. 449 pg. 382
temsalet kulen negestat
example for all kings
b- pg. 59 pg. 139 te- pg. 772
biayni haki tekoynu
pg. 416 pg. 193 t- pg. 679 pg. 451

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pg. 866 pg. 73 zey- pg. 240
pg. 466 pg. 130 pg. 130 pg. 625
b- pg. 517 pg. 857 t- pg. 431
bhade dlet trgta
pg. 34 pg. 357 pg. 400
seb wana ena nyata

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n- pg. 426 pg. 43
nlmiat efoyta
pg. 203 pg. 1063
ባሕሪ ጣና
bahri Tana
Lake Tana
pg. 203 pg. 467
ባሕሪ Aባይ
bahri abay
River Abay
pg. 203 pg. 85
ባሕሪ ዙላ
bahri Zula
Bay Zula

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pg. 705 pg. 602
segirom zmetsu
crossed came
pg. 136 pg. 130 pg. 449 pg. 773
pg. 773 pg. 838 pg. 1044
nab ancient gebts
to tinitawi Gebts
pg. 473
ክወጹ
kwetsu
to leave
pg. 225 pg. 509
fqri qesinom
love happy pleasure

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pg. 203 pg. 1063
ባሕሪ ጣና
bahri Tana
Lake Tana
pg. 203 pg. 467
ባሕሪ Aባይ
bahri abay
River Abay
pg. 203 pg. 85
ባሕሪ ዙላ
bahri Zula
Bay Zula
pg. 705 pg. 602
segirom zmetsu
crossed came

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pg. 136 pg. 130 pg. 449 pg. 773
pg. 773 pg. 838 pg. 1044
nab ancient gebts
to tinitawi Gebts
pg. 473
ክወጹ
kwetsu
to leave
pg. 225 pg. 509
fqri qesinom
love happy pleasure

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me- pg. 225 pg. 149 pg. 188 pg. 357
መበኩል ፍትረት ወዲሰብ
mebokol ftret wedi seb
growth creation human beings
pg. 583 pg. 7
ህዝቢ Eልፍ AEላፋት
hzbi elfi aelafat
nation of many beyond numbers
pg. 325 pg. 38 pg. 77 pg. 339
መሰረት Iብየት ሃገርና
meseret ebyet hagerna
base development our world
te- pg. 325 pg. 449 pg. 382
temsalet kulen negestat
example for all kings

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pg. 401 pg. 339 pg. 339 pg. 164
pg. 401 pg. 339 pg. 339 pg. 164
pg. 883 pg. 167
ትማሊ ሎሚ
tmali lomi
yesterday today
pg. 788 pg. 838
ከምትንቲ
kem tnti
like old times

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pg. 866 n- pg. 131 pg. 307
tarik nhafs mhrti
history collecting products
pg. 517 pg. 30 pg. 7 pg. 339
hadnet eyu erdna
unity is honor
pg. 241 pg. 30 pg. 791 pg. 339
brhan ewe kdmena
bright is our future
pg. 401 pg. 339 pg. 339 pg. 164

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pg. 401 pg. 339 pg. 339 pg. 164
pg. 174 pg. ci
ያረድ
Yared
St. Yared
pg. 3 pg. 346 pg. ci
Eዛና
Ezana
King Ezana
ሳIዛና
Saizana
King Saizana

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zey- pg. 697 pg. 866 pg. 605 pg. 357
not drying history human of fame
pg. 275 m- pg. 296 pg. 30 pg. 194
to see believe is important
pg. 389 pg. 139 pg. 697
ንሱ ሃኪ ዘይሰAኒ
nsu haki zesani
that's truth can't be negotiated
pg. 79
ሃገሬ
hagere
my country

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ye- pg. 325 ye- be- pg. 679
የመስክራ የብስራ
yemeskira yebesira
will show with work
ye- pg. 325 -wi
ይመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
we will show
ye- be- pg. 679 ye- pg. 325
የበስራ የመስክራ
yebesira yemeskira
with work will show
ye- pg. 325 -wi
ይመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
we will show

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pg. 573 pg. 280 pg. 117 pg. 339
guramaile thbrna
mixed is our color
pg. 241 pg. 30 pg. 791 pg. 339
brhan ewe kdmena
pg. 401 pg. 339 pg. 339 pg. 164
pg. 401 pg. 339 pg. 339 pg. 164

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pg. 883 pg. 167
ትማሊ ሎሚ
tmali lomi
yesterday today
pg. 788 pg. 838
ከምትንቲ
kem tnti
like old times
pg. 866 n- pg. 131 pg. 307
tarik nhafs mhrti
history collecting products
pg. 517 pg. 30 pg. 7 pg. 339
hadnet eyu erdna
unity is honor

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pg. 241 pg. 30 pg. 791 pg. 339
brhan ewe kdmena
pg. 401 pg. 339 pg. 339 pg. 164
pg. 401 pg. 339 pg. 339 pg. 164
pg. 174 pg. ci
ያረድ
Yared
St. Yared

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Eዛና
Ezana
King Ezana
ሳIዛና
Saizana
King Saizana
zey- pg. 697 pg. 866 pg. 605 pg. 357
not drying history human of fame
pg. 275 m- pg. 296 pg. 30 pg. 194
to see believe is important

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pg. 389 pg. 139 pg. 697
ንሱ ሃኪ ዘይሰAኒ
nsu haki zesani
that's truth can't be negotiated
ye- pg. 325 ye- be- pg. 679
yemeskira yebesira
will show with work
ye- pg. 325 -wi
ይመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
we will show
ye- pg. 325 ye- be- pg. 679
yemeskira yebesira
will show with work

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ye- pg. 325 -wi
ይመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
we will show
pg. 573 pg. 280 pg. 117 pg. 339
guramaile thbrna
mixed is our color
pg. 241 pg. 30 pg. 791 pg. 339
brhan ewe kdmena
ye- pg. 325 ye- be- pg. 679
yemeskira yebesira
will show with work

45
ye- pg. 325 -wi
ይመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
we will show
ye- be- pg. 679 ye- pg. 325
የበስራ የመስክራ
yebesira yemeskira
with work will show
ye- pg. 325 -wi
ይመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
we will show

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