August 20, 2008, 11:40 am by Alex
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Realising the other day that I don’t even know what Amharic or Tigrinya sound like when spoken I’ve now found a few learn Amharic videos on YouTube… the one below gives some basic phrases to use whilst shopping or eating out:
Though not sure I’ll ever be able to pronounce ‘… ligezaw ifeligalehugn’ (meaning ‘I would like to buy…’)!
Unfortunately I’ve not found any videos for learning Tigrinya, though I did find out that Tigrinya and Amharic do use the same script/alphabet (Ge’ez) – but unsure yet if that actually makes things any easier or not!
If anyone has any pointers to videos of how to learn Tigrinya, then please pass them on.
June 23, 2008, 8:33 pm by Alex
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Turns out that my Amharic phrasebook may be of less use than I first thought – I’ve now found out that in the Tigray province (Mekelle is the capital city of Tigray) it’s actually Tigrinya that’s spoken! The script looks quite similar to Amharic, but I’m not sure if that’s where the similarity ends… guess I’ll find out soon enough!
This weekend I’ve met 3 more people who have visited Ethiopia, mainly on tours of the ‘historical circuit’ (the towns and churches around northern Ethiopia), so has been great to hear that they all had an excellent time.
I’ve also been finding out more about the IT infrastructure in Ethiopia, emails from other volunteers currently working there have explained that generally the PCs being used are relatively recent and have Windows (XP or Vista) installed – although they may not always be genuine copies, which then causes problems with essential security updates not getting installed – perpetuating virus issues. However, the networking might be lacking (esp. compared to what I’m used to a the OU), i.e. few servers and no firewalls.
I’m also already thinking about what I need to take with me, what I’ve got left to buy , whether it’ll all fit in my rucsac and whether I’ll still be able to lift the rucsac once packed!
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