[9mm_fan]

I grew up thinking that habesha meant all ethiopians who looked like an average Ethiopian. now people are saying they are oromo not habesha. technically speaking it means all amhara, tigray, and gurage people, but didnt the term used to refer to all ethiopians? :

[Xewksghy]

According to 'Boosted J' the term habesha is meaningless and has been abused by Ethiopians. It's become a cheap social club which Eritreans don't want to be part of anymore.

For me Habesha means basically christian semitic speaking groups from the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea, i don't consider Harari habesha though and i'm not sure if Tigre are part of this category since they are mostly lowlanders and muslims.

[sterofthemasteool]

According to 'Boosted J' the term habesha is meaningless and has been abused by Ethiopians. It's become a cheap social club which Eritreans don't want to be part of anymore.

For me Habesha means basically christian semitic speaking groups from the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea, i don't consider Harari habesha though and i'm not sure if Tigre are part of this category since they are mostly lowlanders and muslims.

Actually the epicenter of Habeshenia is Northern part of Eritrea and Agame region in Western Tigria hence to deny this heritage is equivalent of denying your own existence.

It is true that the Hybrid of of Agew and Oromo monkeys aka the amhara have abused, corrupted and high jacked the term Habesha and made it unattractive for others to associate them selves with the word but Eritrean highlanders, Tigrians- Raya Oromo along the Tigre of the law land are the true and genuine habesha.

[Falik]

For me: Habesha or Abesha is a term Arabs used to describe Abyssinias, it means "mixed people". Since Horners looked mixed to Arabs, there are no clear defenition.

Generally it refers to all Ethiopians and Eritreans, but some people simply prefer to not use it.

But you have people like Ferej spewing hatred and lies.

[artenotreah]

For me: Habesha or Abesha is a term Arabs used to describe Abyssinias, it means "mixed people". Since Horners looked mixed to Arabs, there are no clear defenition.

Generally it refers to all Ethiopians and Eritreans, but some people simply prefer to not use it.

But you have people like Ferej spewing hatred and lies.

Except Tigrians and some few amharazied Tigrians in Gonder, there are no bona fide Habesha in Ethiopia. like i said earlier, pure habesha are, the Eritrean Tigre, the highlanders and of course Tigrians minus Raya Oromo.

[CruzIzabella]

Except Tigrians and some few amharazied Tigrians in Gonder, there are no bona fide Habesha in Ethiopia. like i said earlier, pure habesha are, the Eritrean Tigre, the highlanders and of course Tigrians minus Raya Oromo.

Hey Ferej wedi Barka, do you know who is the guy on your avatar? Is he an Eritrean cyclist who won a stage in Tour De France?

[selayeffethy]

It is just a generic term used by Amhara-Tigrayan Ethiopians. It does not denote a culture or a people. It's gradually become a political identity. For example anyone can become "habesha" in Ethiopia regardless of ethnic origin if they choose to abandon their ethnic identity; this is usually done for social mobility. Eritreans are of Beja/Agazian origins.

[bixlewlyimila]

Hey Ferej wedi Barka, do you know who is the guy on your avatar? Is he an Eritrean cyclist who won a stage in Tour De France?

Merhaba Wedi Bahri Negasi., Kemey ke? Yeah the guy is Daniel Gebreyohanis and he is the only black hope in white dominated sport.