Amharic WOW:
word of the week
This week’s word of the week continues the aba motif as we are still in that section of Aleqa Desta Tekleweld’s dictionary. It also continues the influence of other languages upon Amharic. I find the influence of other Afroasiatic tongues (including Semitic and Cushitic) far less intrusive than the influence of European languages. This week’s word is አባ…
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