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Shifta

Shifta is a term mostly used in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Tanzania, and Somalia that can be translated as "bandit" or "outlaw", but can include anyone who rebels against an authority or an institution that is seen as illegitimate, like the Arbegnoch guerillas during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia. The Swahili word was loaned from the Somali shufta…

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History

PortugueseMedieval EthiopiaBlood feudAmharicRomanized
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Overview

EthiopiaEritreaKenyaTanzaniaSomalia
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Concept

Conflict resolution
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Shifta

Nodes49
Edges48
Triples38
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
Components1

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Shifta

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related to history · 30
Shifta → Africa, Agew, Amhara, Amharic, British, Conventionally, Demelash, Emperor, Emperor Tewodros, Emperor Yohannes, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian Highlands, Gondar, Horn African, In Eritrea, In Ethiopia, Italian, Italians, Kassa Hailu
see also · 4
Shifta → ArbegnochFano, BrigandageShifta War, Greece, KenyaKlepht
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Shifta → The, They, When
is a · 1
Shifta → term mostly used in Ethiopia

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ethiopia ethiopian term outlaw eritrea bandit word arbegnoch amharic kenya common social used rebels italian occupation war served local militia

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Shiftais aterm mostly used in Ethiopia0.90text
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Shiftarelated to historyDemelash0.60section

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