Researchers and linguistics who are native speakers of the Kebena language discussed a research paper at the third cultural symposium of the Kebena community as part of the program organized every year to celebrate the history, culture and language of the people of Kebena. Kotebe Metropolitan University (KMU) Linguistics Professor and Researcher Tadesse Girma (Dr.), on his part explained that explained that the Kebena language didn’t develop written language, and for many years ago it was using the Ge’ez script. According to Muhammad Hasan, the result of a survey which was presented to the Kebena Woreda council was approved because more than 90% of the community agreed to change the Ge’ez as Kebena language written script. The principles of kebena traditional by-law is believed to be adopted from Islamic law, according to KDA, which has been established as an independent community based development organization since 2003. Kebena people have its own separate woreda administration with 23 rural kebeles and the Kebena woreda shares geographic boundaries with Oromia region from the north and the Gurage zone from south west and east.

Source: Ethiopian News June 08, 2023 09:59 UTC