Darios Ahmed: My Hometown
Darios talks about the region where he grew up in Ethiopia.
Audio (1:55)
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Darios Ahmed
Age: 21
Community: Ethiopia
Languages: Amharic, English
Hobbies: Soccer
Favourite cultural artists: Sophia Shibabaw
Favourite traditional foods: Injera
Country/Culture Information
(from the 2008 CIA World Factbook)
Name: Ethiopia
Population: 76,511,887 (July 2007 est.)
Capital: Addis Ababa
Languages: Amarigna 32.7%, Oromigna 31.6%, Tigrigna 6.1%, Somaligna 6%, Guaragigna 3.5%, Sidamigna 3.5%, Hadiyigna 1.7%, other 14.8%, English (major foreign language taught in schools) (1994 census)
Area: 1,127,127 sq km
Economy – Exports commodities: coffee, qat, gold, leather products, live animals, oilseeds
Government: Federal Republic
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CBC In Depth-Ethiopia:
Web links
Click here to learn about the Ethiopian calendar, also known as the Julian calendar, which is unique to all other countries
Darios is a P’ent’ay, or Ethiopian Christian. Click here to learn more about the P'ent'ay religion.:
Darios Ahmed: My Culture
Darios talks about his mother tongue, the
Amharic language, and says a few words.
Audio (0:29)
The Ethiopian calendar is unique: It has 13 months, every month has 30 days, and their 13th month only has 5 days. Even the way they count the hours is different. 7 am in Canada, would be called 1 in Ethiopia. Noon in Canada would be 6 in Ethiopia.
Audio (1:12)
In Canada, shyness can be interpreted as being rude, but shyness is considered a quality in Ethiopia.
Audio (1:16)
Darios Ahmed: Bridging Cultures
Darios talks about the first time he met an Aboriginal person.
Audio (0:28)