Talk:South Omo Zone

Weyto
Is there a place called Weyto, or a Weyto River, here? Badagnani 05:56, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty sure that there is both a river & a village. At the moment it the river is spelled Weito River -- mostly because I haven't gotten around to determining if the spelling needs to be consistent then fixing it. There's a brief description of the river at Lake Chew Bahir. As for the village/town, I'm not sure how it is related to the river, or to the Weyto people. -- llywrch 19:57, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
 * The two are certainly distinct. The Weyt'o in Northern Ethiopia have no connection to the river/village in Southwestern Ethiopia. &mdash; ዮም  |  (Yom)  |  Talk  • contribs • Ethiopia 20:25, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
 * So the "t" in the name of the Weyto people is a different consonant? And clearly spelled differently in fidel? That would argue to me that we need to move the name of these people to a more appropriate spelling. -- llywrch 22:22, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes and no. The name "Weyt'o" when used for the people living near Lake Tana is spelled with (and prounced as) an emphatic "t" (t', ṭ, etc.) as can be seen here (pg. 3 - see "Weyt'o"). However, so is the Omo town (and presumably river), according to a quick google search, which brought up these examples: town, river. This second link also reveals that the river is also called "Dullay" (which is apparently the native name), like the language cluster referred to by Badagnani at the Languages of Ethiopia talk page. &mdash; ዮም  |  (Yom)  |  Talk  • contribs • Ethiopia 01:07, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Tsemai/Tsemay
Is there an ethnic group called the Tsemai or Tsemay that lives here? Badagnani 05:56, 31 May 2007 (UTC)


 * According to this ethno-linguistic map and these two administrative maps, it would seem they are mainly in Debub Omo, split between Bena and Gazer woredas. The Hamer Bena article would seem to support this, although there's no mention of the Tsemai at Bako Gazer. &mdash; ዮም  |  (Yom)  |  Talk  • contribs • Ethiopia 06:47, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

"Special" woredas
What are the "special" woredas (usually set aside for specific ethnic groups) within the borders of the Debub Omo Zone, which are not part of the Debub Omo Zone (though they're part of the Southern Nationalities and People's Region)? Badagnani 06:28, 3 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Badagnani, your question makes not sense: how can a special woreda be part of a zone, when by definition a special woreda does not belong to any zones? But if you mean which woredas are located in the SNNPR adjacent to or near to the Debub Omo Zone, they are the Amaro, Burji, Dirashe and Konso -- although some sources indicate that recently the Basketo was also promoted to a special woreda. Does that answer your question? -- llywrch 19:57, 3 June 2007 (UTC)