Derib Ado
Biographic Data
| ID | 3531724 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Derib Ado |
| GIVEN NAMES | Derib |
| FAMILY NAME | Ado |
| SIGNATURE | ADO D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Addis Ababa University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7125-9771 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Spectral Features of Wolaytta Ejectives
This study analyzes the spectral properties of word-initial and intervocalic ejectives in Wolaytta, an Omotic language of southern Ethiopia. Using tokens embedded in three vowel contexts, we examined mean burst intensity, spectral moments, and vowel perturbation following ejection. Results show that ejectives adjacent to high front vowels were produced with greater intensity, supporting the hypothesis that increased oral cavity tenseness correlat…
Metaphorical conceptualization of Happiness and Anger in the Amharic azmari Lyrics
This paper examines the Metaphorical Conceptualizations of Happiness and Anger in the Amharic minstrels (the Amharic equivalent is azmari, hereafter I will use azmari for singular and azmariwotʃ for plural) Lyrics. In order to carry out this research, descriptive qualitative research methodology has been employed. A total of 48 songs and 16 printed documents (from all over the Amharic speech community and available sources) have been collected. I…
Language policy and planning in Ethiopia
This chapter offers an overview of language policy and planning (LPP) in Ethiopia. The Language policy of Ethiopia can be divided into three main periods, namely (i) the era of Geez until the 19th century, (ii) the era of Amharic from the 19th century to 1991, and (iii) the post-1991 era which promotes all Ethiopian languages. Of these three eras, the post-1991 era has seen a lot of language planning and policy activities. More than 50 languages …
Revisiting the status of labialised consonants in contemporary Amharic
Though a lot of studies have been conducted on Amharic, studies on its phonology are very few and even those studies do not agree on the number and inventory of Amharic consonant phonemes. This study argues that there are 19 labialised Amharic phonemes. The study argues that overgeneralization of labialisation and loss of /w/ cannot account for all the occurrences of labialised consonants in Amharic. Minimal pair test and derivation of agentive a…
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Revisiting the status of labialised consonants in contemporary Amharic
Though a lot of studies have been conducted on Amharic, studies on its phonology are very few and even those studies do not agree on the number and inventory of Amharic consonant phonemes. This study argues that there are 19 labialised Amharic phonemes. The study argues that overgeneralization of labialisation and loss of /w/ cannot account for all the occurrences of labialised consonants in Amharic. Minimal pair test and derivation of agentive a…
Language policy and planning in Ethiopia
This chapter offers an overview of language policy and planning (LPP) in Ethiopia. The Language policy of Ethiopia can be divided into three main periods, namely (i) the era of Geez until the 19th century, (ii) the era of Amharic from the 19th century to 1991, and (iii) the post-1991 era which promotes all Ethiopian languages. Of these three eras, the post-1991 era has seen a lot of language planning and policy activities. More than 50 languages …
Metaphorical conceptualization of Happiness and Anger in the Amharic azmari Lyrics
This paper examines the Metaphorical Conceptualizations of Happiness and Anger in the Amharic minstrels (the Amharic equivalent is azmari, hereafter I will use azmari for singular and azmariwotʃ for plural) Lyrics. In order to carry out this research, descriptive qualitative research methodology has been employed. A total of 48 songs and 16 printed documents (from all over the Amharic speech community and available sources) have been collected. I…
Spectral Features of Wolaytta Ejectives
This study analyzes the spectral properties of word-initial and intervocalic ejectives in Wolaytta, an Omotic language of southern Ethiopia. Using tokens embedded in three vowel contexts, we examined mean burst intensity, spectral moments, and vowel perturbation following ejection. Results show that ejectives adjacent to high front vowels were produced with greater intensity, supporting the hypothesis that increased oral cavity tenseness correlat…
Amharic (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · African history and culture analysis (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics (1 work) · African cultural and philosophical studies (1 work) · Algebraic structures and combinatorial models (1 work)