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Title:The Riddles of Number Nine in Guji-Oromo Culture
Author:Taddesse BerissoISNI
Year:2000
Periodical:Journal of Ethiopian Studies
Volume:33
Issue:1
Period:December
Pages:49-66
Language:English
Notes:biblio. refs.
Geographic terms:Ethiopia
Northeast Africa
Subjects:number systems
Guji
riddles
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
Anthropology, Folklore, Culture
Guji (African people)
culture
anthropology
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/41966098
Abstract:In Guij-Oromo culture (southern Ethiopia), the number nine has special significance. It is associated with critical times, with ghosts, and with illness and death. This is evident in Guji-Oromo proverbs, in children's games, and when a woman is pregnant with and gives birth to her ninth child. The author introduces 'riddles' associated with the number nine in Guji-Oromo culture and discusses why nine is considered a special number. Bibliogr., notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract]

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