la Ada, Hada - nai.uu.se · JDG07 Laga Arba (Lagaharba) 09 05'/40 29' 1205 m, 09/40 [Gz] at the...

la ada: la (Afar) cow; (Som) a verb follows, also: together with;

ada, aada (O) 1. clan; 2. culture, custom; 3. kind of flower;

-- Ada, Hada, name of a Tulama Oromo tribe

JEJ54 La Ada (well) 12/41 [WO]

la f..: foofi leh (Som) with /livestock/ being driven

out to graze

JEB05 La Fofile (waterhole) 10/41 [MS WO]

la m..: manda, mandha (O) junior, the youngest

JEJ73 La Manda (area) 12/41 [WO]

HEC74 Laabela (Laavela) (on hilltop), 11/36 [+ It]

see under Yismala Giyorgis

laba (A) feather /of bird/; (Som) two, both, double;

labba (O) slope; boru, booruu (O) muddy /liquid or water/;

(A) ox having a blaze; borru (O) east, morning;

booruu (O) sun, early morning

HCT99 Laba Boru (area) 1863 m 08/39 [WO]

labat: lebet (läbät') (Gondar A) vague undefined ground

at the banks of a river

HDM53 Labat 09/39 [WO]

JCE33c Labbagate 05/43 [Wa]

H.... Labbu, river which flows into the Muger 09/38 [Mi]

HED67 Labe 1127'/3810' 2547 m, north-west of Goradit 11/38 [Gz]

HED74c Laboya (Laboia) 11/37 [+ Gu]

labu, labuu (O) 1. low thorny bush; 2. valley, slope;

3. wander aimlessly; (A) the sweat; labot (A) perspiration

JDA29 Labu (area) 08/40 [WO]

H.... Labuk, a Kara village in the lower Omo valley 05/36? [n]

HBP85 Labuko 0520'/3614' 451/488 m, at Omo river 05/36 [WO Gz]

HDJ20 Laca, see Laka

JFB15 Lacado, see Lakado

HDH09 Lacamte, see Nekemte

HEU92 Lacci 1333'/3934' 2405 m, near Kwiha 13/39 [Gz]

GDF16c Lachi, see Laki & HDA39

HDS33 Lachilachita (on map of 1843) 10/37 [Ha]

JDJ45 Lachima (Lach'ima) 0929'/4204' 2074 m, 09/42 [Gz]

north-west of Harar

HCL60c Lacu, see Leku

HCM40 Ladam (area) 06/39 [WO]

ladda (O) in the middle, halfway e.g. container half

filled with liquid; lada (O) rich, generous

HCS03 Ladda 07/37 [WO]

HCJ28 Lade 0635'/3724' 2007 m 06/37 [Gz]

HCD14 Ladige 05/37 [WO]

JEA16c Ladinigero 11/40 [Ne]

lado k..: kile, qilee (O) deep gorge, ravine

?? Lado Kile (in Wellega) ../.. [x]

ladu (O) armband of a k'allu ritual leader

HCL51 Ladu 0650'/3830' 1969 m, south-east of Awasa 06/38 [Gz]

JEB36 Laela (area) 11/41 [WO]

laelo g..: gubi (O) grain storage basket kept in the house

JEA57 Laelo Gubbi (area) 11/40 [WO]

HES78c Laenn (area) 13/38 [Gu]

lafa, laffa (O) 1. land, field, place, floor, site

/also of ceremonies/; 2. weak, soft, tender;

lafee (O) 1. bone; 2. indebtedness;

lafe (A) burned off; leffa (A) toil, make an effort

HDF21 Lafa (area) 0817'/3925' 1785 m, cf Lefe 08/39 [WO Gz]

Coordinates would give map code HDF11

HDK07 Lafa 0905'/3812' 2744 m, see under Welenkomi 09/38 [AA Gz]

JDE19 Lafaha Nagofugiso (area) 08/44 [WO]

lafale (Som) object /in the grammatical sense/

JDJ69 Lafaleh 0939'/4229' 1530, 1941 m, 09/43 [Gu Gz]

near map code JDK60, north-east of Harar

JDD66 Lafchei (Lafkei) 0843'/4304' 1281 m 08/43 [Gz 18]

HDE25 Lafesa (Melca Idi) 0822'/3854' 1637 m, 08/38 [Gz]

at Awash river north of lake Ziway

laffaha a..: adada (O) aunt

JDS43 Laffaha Adad (area) 10/42 [WO]

laffo: lafo, lafoo (O) pedestrian, walker, infantryman;

lafo (Som) capital, wealth

JDL20 Laffo (area), cf Lefo 09/43 [WO]

JDJ46 Lafifedo 0928'/4211' 2073 m, north of Harar 09/42 [Gz]

JDD66 Lafkei, see Lafchei

lafto, laftoo, laftu (O) kinds of thorn tree, Acacia lahai,

A. sieberiana, etc.

HDJ52 Lafto (mountain) 0934'/3651' 1523 m, 09/36 [Gz]

west of Shambu

HDT52 Lafto 1029'/3840' 2448 m, south of Ajibar 10/38 [Gz]

JDC81 Lafto 0854'/4145' 1928 m, south-west of Grawa 08/41 [Gz]

JDC92 Lafto 0859'/4147' 1537 m, south of Grawa 08/41 [Gz]

JDC92 Lafto 0903'/4146' 1949 m, south of Grawa 09/41 [Gz]

JDH47c Lafto (Luftu) (village) 2050 m 09/41 [Ad Gu 18]

(centre in 1964 of Mojochulul sub-district)

lafto b..: belu, beeluu (O) hunger, famine;

belo (Som) hardship, difficulty

HDK57 Lafto Belo 0932'/3810' 2082 m 09/38 [AA Gz]

JDA.. Lafto Goba 08/40 [x]

Church about 50 km south-east of the railway,

midway between Dire Dawa and Addis Abeba.

lafto l..: lencha (O) lion

HDM51 Lafto Lencha kebele (.. Lénch'a ..) 09/39 [Ad]

towards the west at the northern border of Angolela & Tera Asagirt

wereda, 10-15 km south-west of Debre Birhan; area 1,371 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HDE83 Laftu 0857'/3845' 2167 m, 08/38 [Gz]

between Addis Abeba and Akaki

laga (O) 1. river /and its valley/, stream, current;

2. people; laagaa 3. palate, the sense of taste, mouth, throat

Laga .., see generally Lege .., cf Lega ..

HBL02 Laga 0339'/3835' 1217 m, 03/38 [Gz]

on the border of Kenya

HBL05 Laga (near Moyale) 03/39 [Wa WO]

laga a..: arba, arbaa (O) elephant;

arba (A) forty, memorial service

JDG07 Laga Arba (Lagaharba) 0905'/4029' 1205 m, 09/40 [Gz]

at the railway midway between Awash station and Mieso

JDA68c Laga Hardin (Lagahardim, stream of guests/strangers) 08/40? [x]

circa 0840'/4030' (on map of 1901),

at old caravan route from Harar to Addis Abeba

laga hare, donkey water

JCP73 Laga Hida, see Lega Hida

?? Laga Maratu, village beyond mountains at Dereba ../.. [x]

?? Laga Meti, 'Palm River', at the Dabus river ../.. [x]

?? Laga Oda, see Lega Oda

lagab..: bura (Som) coral tree, Erythrina abyssinica

HCU96 Lagabura 0805'/3956' 2426 m 08/39 [Gz]

HES79 Lagada (Lagata) (mountain) 1318'/3821' 3536 m, 13/38 [Gz]

north-west of Ras Dashen

lagada b..: bwahit (A) turbine

HES78 Lagada Bwahit (Lagada Buahit) (area) 13/38 [+ WO]

GDF16c Lagafondi, see Laki

JCP74 Lagahida, see Lege Hida

-- Lagaida, Laga Idda, name of a Wello Oromo tribe

HDT66 Lagaida (area), cf Legehida 10/39 [WO]

HDM73c Lagaila circa 0945'/3940', 09/39 [x]

north-east of Debre Birhan

HD... Lagajima (Laga Jima), see Lege Jima

HCD83 Lagama, see Langama

lagamara (O) river of crown/diadem? laga amara? .. of Amhara?

GDF73 Lagamara (Lagamere) 1790 m 08/34 [WO Gu]

HDC97c Lagamara, plain & stream being affluent of the Gibe 09/37 [Gu]

HDJ06 Lagamara (Legamara) 0906'/3709' 1814 m, 09/37 [Gu 18 Gz]

(or Lega Amhara, 'River of the Amhara'),

(with Catholic mission 1856-1859), near Tibbe

HDR13 Lagamsa 1002'/3655' 1998 m 10/36 [WO Gz]

HDE34 Lagansa 08/38 [WO]

HCK.. Lagara (creek), see under Dilla 06/38 [WO]

JDB82 Lagarba 0855'/4042' 1994 m, east of Bedessa, 08/40 [Gz]

(with Franciscan Catholic Church), cf Laga Arba

HEK41 Lage, see Layge

HCM92 Laggio, see Lajo HCM92 HCM93

lago, lagoo (O) 1. intermittent stream; 2. suit of clothes, informal dress;

Lago .. (in Italian names), see Lake .. or .. Hayk

lago h..: hama, hamaa (O) honey badger;

haama (O) cutting /grass/, reaping

JDJ56 Lago Hama, see Hama Wuchale

HBP04 Lago Rodolfo (Italian for Lake Rudolf), see Turkana

JEA78 Lagolo (area) 11/40 [WO]

lagu, laguu (O) to avoid

HEA84 Laguna (area) 717 m 11/35 [WO]

laha (Som) there is none, they don't have

HCJ10 Laha 0629'/3636' 1379 m, village north of Bulki 06/36 [Gz]

received emergency food dropped from the air in 1976

HEK23c Lahadie 11/37 [Gu]

HES74 Lahin sub-district (centre in 1964 = Chew Ber) 13/37 [Ad]

lahlaha, lahleha (T) pant, throb; la'lay (A) upper

HFE77 Lahlaha (Mai Lahla, Lala) 1415'/3909' 2438 m 14/39 [Gz Gu WO]

(with waterhole), near Inticho

HFF73c Lahlien (Lahlen), 15 km east of Idaga Hamus 14/39 [Ad x]

(with rock church Maryam Tsiyon/Maryam Wikro)

HFF73c Lahlien sub-district (centre in 1964 = Degabur) 14/39 [Ad]

lai: lay (A) on, above; north; ley (A) to isolate

HFD87 Lai Adyabo wereda (Laelay ..) 14/38 [Ad]

centre in 1964 =Adi Daro

(-1994-) is divided into 30 rural and 2 urban kebeles.

H.... Lai Aferwanat sub-district 10/38? [Ad]

(centre in 1964 = Gelawdewos)

HER.. Lai Armachiho wereda (Lay Armacheho ..) 12/37 [Ad n 20]

(centre in 1964 = Chilkuana)

(-1994-) is divided into 42 rural kebeles and 1 urban.

lay bet (A) second storey

HDT17 Lai Bet (Lai Biet) (area), cf Lay Bet 10/39 [+ WO]

HDT06 Lai Bet Merhabete wereda 10/39 [+ Ad]

(Lai Biet Merha Bietie ..) (centre in 1964 = Zoma)

HE... Lai Dehuch sub-district (centre in 1964 = Boja) 12/37 [Ad]

H.... Lai Derra sub-district (centre in 1964 = Kulala) 10/38? [Ad]

HE... Lai Dibil (Laidibil) 11/39 [+ Ad]

(centre in 1964 of Dibil sub-district)

HED99 Lai Gayint wereda (Lay Gaynt ..) (-1964-2000-) 11/38 [Ad 20]

(centre in 1964 = Nefas Mewcha)


HEF73 Lai Kalo sub-district (Laikalo ..) 11/39 [+ Ad]

(centre in 1964 = Wergesa)

HDR01c Lai Kile sub-district (L. Kilie ..) 09/36 [+ Ad]

(centre in 1964 = Gelila)

HFE61 Lai Koraro sub-district 14/38 [Ad]

(centre in 1964 = Adi Gided)

HF... Lai Maychew wereda (Laelay M.. ..) 14/38 [Ad]


lai mieda: lay meda (A) upper/northern field

HDM54 Lai Mieda, see under Ankober 09/39 [WO]

HE... Lai Negela sub-district 11/38? [Ad]

(centre in 1964 = Senyo Gebeya)

HDM.? Lai Sichat (with church Maryam), 09/39? [x]

in Bulga/Kasim wereda

HFE26 Lai Tsetsera sub-district (Lalai Tsetsera ..) 13/39 [Ad x]

(centre in 1964 = Satiya)

HD... Lai Ula sub-district (Lai Oula ..) 09/37 [+ Ad]

(centre in 1964 = Kombolcha)

HEJ68 Lai Wido sub-district, cf Laywido 12/37 [Ad]

(centre in 1964 = Guramba)

HDK70 Laia (with church) 09/37 [WO]

JEB42 Laiagghili, see Layaggili

HEL44 Laidaba Giyorgis (L. Gheorghis, Lai Debba) 12/38 [+ Gz]

1213'/3848' 2512 m

?? Laidera (hill recorded in the 1750s), cf Lai Derra 12/37 [n]

JDC06 Laidi 0810'/4212' 1040 m, north-west of Fik 08/42 [Gz]

JE... Laitali, 11/41 [20]

one of six lakes where the Awash river ends

JDP15 Laito, see Layto

HDU22 Laizebur 10/39 [WO]

laja g..: gind (A) log, trunk of tree, formerly used

with hole for fastening feet of prisoners

HDM63 Laja Gind kebele (.. Gend ..) 09/39 [Ad]

in south-eastern Debre Birhan Zuriya & Keyit wereda,

9-15 km east of Debre Birhan town; area 1,512 hectares

[CSA 1994]

HDM73 Lajagind 0941'/3940' 3264 m, near Termaber 09/39 [Gz Ad]

(centre in 1964 of Baklo sub-district)

HCM93 Lajo (Laggio) 0710'/3940' 3425 m, 07/39 [x WO Gu]

(mountain with saddle)

HCM93 Lajo (Laggio) (mountain) 0712'/3938' 3425 m, 07/39 [Gz]

(Gebel Lajo)

lak (Som) well

HCD81 Laka, small district south of Chencha 06/37 [x]

HDJ20 Laka (Laca) (mountain) 0917'/3636' 1475 m, 09/36 [+ Gz]

north-east of Nekemte

JFB15 Lakado (Lacado) (mountain) 1341'/4108' 348 m, 13/40 [+ WO Gz]

on the border of Eritrea

(WO has Lacado at JFB11)

LAKE, see also

Abaya (Margherita)

Abba Samuel

Abbe, see guide [Camerapix]

Abyata (Hora Abyata)

Adele (near Alem Maya), see guide [Camerapix]

Adi Chimti (near lake)

Adobada (near end of Awash, not included)

Adola (near lake Abbe)

Afambo

Afdera

Afrera (Egogi Bad, Lake Giulietti)

Alemaya, see guide [Camerapix]

Aranguade, under Debre Zeyt lakes

Ardibbo (15 km NE of Dessie, not included)

Asale (Assale, Carumboe)

Ashenge (Ascianghi)

Assale (Karumbae Bad)

Awasa (Awassa, Auasa)

Babogay, under Debre Zeyt lakes

Bahir Giyorgis

Bahr (under Maji)

Bario (near Afambo), see guide [Camerapix]

Basaka = Besaka, see guide [Camerapix]

Bashir, see guide [Aubert]

Besaka (near Awash park entrance), see guide [Aubert]

Bieber (70 km south of Jimma), see Boba

Bishoftu, under Debre Zeyt lakes

(Bure Lake, not a lake?)

Caddabasa (150 km NE of Awash stan, not included)

Chabeta

Chamo (Lago Ciamo)

Cheleleka, under Debre Zeyt lakes

Chew Bahir (Chalbi, Lago Stefania)

Chew Bet

Chitu (small south of Shala), see guide [Aubert]

Dabashi (4 km west of Busa), see guide [Bradt]

Debre Zeyt : lakes

Didiga

galan [word explained]

garba (gerba) [word explained]

Gargori

Gefersa (dam)

Gelbo (Guelbo)

Gemeri (Gamari, Adobada)

Gessi (Gesi, Tata)

Green lake (under Debre Zeyt : lakes)

Guda (see under Debre Zeyt : lakes)

Gudera (small, 80 km south of Tana, not included)

Gurgur

hara [word explained]

Haramaya

haro [word explained]

Haro ...

harro [word explained]

Hayk (Hayq, Lago Haich)

haykoch [word explained]

Hora Arsedi (under Debre Zeyt : lakes)

Injibara : Gawcha (Zangana)

Karikar (Caricari)

kelay [word explained]

Kelles

Koka Gidib (Koka dam)

Koriftu (under Debre Zeyt : lakes)

Kurt Bahr (Lago Curti)

Kuruftu (under Debre Zeyt : lakes)

Lago Verde (Green Lake, see under Debre Zeyt)

Laitafi (near end of Awash, not included)

Langano

Lange

Lihadu

Maji : Bahr

Metehara

Mylius, see HCJ83 Koka

(Rudolf = Turkana not included)

Sekela (under Sululta)

Shala (Scialla)

Shallo (Sciallo) (near Awasa, not included)

Tana (only the name commented)

(Turkana not included)

Urufa

Wenchi (Wonchi, Uanci)

Wombo (Uombo) (70 km south of Jimma, not included)

Zikwala

Ziway (Zwai)

HCJ73 Lake Bieber, see Boba

JEP64 Lake Giulietti, see Egogi Bad, cf Afrera

HCD93 Lake Margherita, see Abaya

HCJ83 Lake Mylius, see Koka 07/36 [x]

HBR12 Lake Stefanie (Lago Stefania), see Chew Bahir

HDH09 Lakemti, see Nekemte

laki, laqii (O) mud; laki, lakki (O) legacy, bequest;

lakkii (O) no, you had better /not/;

-- Laki, Laqi, Oromo name for the Zay people of the Ziway area

GDF16c Laki (Lachi, Lagafondi) (small gold mine) 08/34 [+ Gu]

HDA39 Laki (Lachi) 0826'/3537' 1524 m, north of Gore 08/35 [LM WO Gz]

?? Laki (Laqi), at lake Ziway, with clinic ../.. [x]

-- Laki language, spoken by individuals within an ethnic population of 4,880

as estimated in 1994. Shores of lake Ziway and eastern islands of that lake.

HFE64 Lakia Mikael (Laki'a Mika'el) 1407'/3849', 14/38 [Gz]

church between Aksum and Adwa

?? Lakicha, group of huts east of Chilalo mountains ../.. [x]

lako, laqo (O) young grass that has just sprouted

HDJ20 Lako, see Laka

HEC12c Lakoma, see Lekoma

JEA48 Lakoredaba (area) 11/40 [WO]

laku: lakku, lakkuu (O) twin

HCL.. Laku (Lacu) (houses in dense cultivation) 06/38 [x Gu]

HCP47 Laku 0737'/3623'c, 07/36 [x]

name and location given in 1913.

lala (Arsi O) collective name for climbers e.g. Cissus sp.;

laalaa (O) lesson serving as a warning

HFE84 Lala, see Lahlaha

HFE94 Lala, see Rama

HFE26 Lalai Tsesera, see Lai Tsetsera

HDH77 Lale 0941'/3624' 1834 m 09/36 [Gz]

HD... Lalibela, mentioned in the 1500s as place in Fetegar 08/38? [Pa]

HEK00 Lalibela (cave) 11/37 [En]

In an escarpment overlooking Fogera at c.2200 m altitude,

some 4 km north-east of the village of Hamusit.

HEL27 Lalibela (Lalibala) 1202'/3902' 2428, 2630 m 12/39 [Gz Ha Gu x]

(ancient name Roha, early also Urvuar or Warwar)

(with famous rock churches & sub post office,

centre circa 1980 of Lasta awraja)

Within a radius of 10 km there are at km

5E Amba Tsiyon kebele

8E Asheten Maryam (Asceten Mariam) (rock-hewn church)

8E Geber Maderiya

9E Ginaza kebele

8SE Mekena (Mechena) (mountain & sub-district)

8SE Genete Maryam kebele

8S Shalo Giyorgis kebele

9SW Gelasot kebele

3W Piyoliya (Piolia) (village)

8W Sorba Abbo (church)

8W Sorba kebele

2NW Dengot kebele

9NW Serzina kebele

8N Kankanit Mikael (cave church)

10N Yimrah kebele

5NE Degosach kebele

9NE Wedebiya kebele

10NE Telfetit kebele

10NE Mekena (Makina) : Medhane Alem (church built in cave)

?? Nakuto Laab (Nakutalapa, Naakutala'ab, Nekutoleab, Naacateleb)

(Na'akweto La'ab, Neakuto Leab) (cave church) 2263 m

?? Lalibela (mountain) ../.. [20]

peak 4276, one of the highest mountains in Ethiopia

JDJ60 Lalibela (Lalibala, Laliballa) circa 0940'/4140' 09/41 [x 18]

at old route crossing stream Urso (or Ladiballa on WO map)

lalo (A) notable of Menz;

-- Lalo, said to be the original ancestor of the Borana and

according to one tradition it was in King Zera Yaqob's time

GDM02 Lalo 0904'/3431' 1796 m 09/34 [Gz]

GDM12 Lalo 1710 m 09/34 [WO]

GDM22 Lalo 0917'/3432' 1642 m, near Begi 09/34 [Gz]

H.... Lalo (centre in 1964 of Didu Lalo sub-district) 08/35? [Ad]

HDA86 Lalo, see Lalo Kile

HDJ86 Lalo 0951'/3708' 2502 m, south-east of Alibo 09/37 [Gz]

HDK09 Lalo 0908'/3820' 2750 m, north of Addis Alem 09/38 [AA Gz]

HEF35 Lalo 1109'/3952' 1549 m, east of Dessie 11/39 [Gz]

HDG.. Lalo Aira, in Gimbi awraja 09/35 [x]

HDH10 Lalo Asabi wereda, cf Mama Midir & Lalo wereda 09/35 [Ad n]

(centre in 1964 = Inango)


HDH11 Lalo Choli sub-district (ctr in 1964 = Choli) 09/35 [Ad]

HDH11 Lalo Chuli (L. Ch'uli, L. Choli) 0913'/3548' 1840 m 09/35 [Gz]

HDM55 Lalo kebele 09/39 [Ad]

centrally in northern Ankober wereda, 7-9 km

east-northeast of Ankober town; area 401 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

lalo ke..: kera (O) shadow; qera (A) 1. platform on which

a guard sits to protect fields; 2. slaughterplace

HDA75 Lalo Kera sub-district (centre in 1964 = Kake) 08/35 [Ad]

lalo ki..: kile, qilee (O) deep gorge, ravine

HDA86 Lalo Kile (Kile, Lalo Kilie, Lalochile, Lalokali) 08/35 [Gz q WO n]

(Lalok'ele, Laloqele, Lelocheli, Lalo, Lalu) 0855'/3521' 1674 m

(sub-district & its centre in 1964) (-1964-1997-),

see under Yubdo

lalo m..: midir (A) earth, land, region

HDU22 Lalo Midir (L. Meder, Lalomedir) 10/39 [Gz x WO n]

1010'/3906' 1547 m

Coordinates would give map code HDT27

?? Lalo Midir & Mama Midir wereda, cf Mama Midir wereda

with kebeles among which

Afkera, Agemsa, Agwo, Ajela, Angey & Geto, Angwa, Anfeta &

Hager Zhilet Medfeya, Antat, Areko, Aret & Rencha, Awakola,

Ayat Meda & Imbise, Bash, Bret Ketera, Chachu & Yisata,

Chima Geregera, Das Amba, Dasa, Dengeze& Riko, Dilancha,

Dowa, Gadi, Gebeta Dingay, Gezet, Gurit & Biya, Gurmign, Gwogot,

Gwosh Ber, Heyet, Imegwa, Imekola, Imeweta, Indegebo, Katila,

Kelerbo, Kelewa & Kabtema, Kewariyat, Key Afer, Keya & Igwa,

Kurt Amba, Lay Yigem, Lay Zebir, Lay Zeram, Mesno, Meza &

Atabkign, Moja, Mwat, Saga, Sama, Sasa & Dehana, Seklaye, Sera

Debir, Shema Matebiya, Shemafej, Sowaro, Tach Yigem, Tach Zebir,

Tach Zeram, Tama, Tarma, Teyat, Tignit & Lukwasge, Tikme, Timonage,

Tol, Torezh & Gendasa, Waka, Wegere, Wemcha, Wemso, Wero,

Weyn Amba, Yecha, Yekena, Yimod, Zeret & Kuliya, Zimam, Zinz

HDU22c Lalo Midir sub-district (-1964-1997-) 10/39 [Ad]

(centre in 1964 = Molale)

HDG09 Lalo Wenjo 0908'/3538' 1674 m, 09/35 [Gz]

south-west of Gimbi

lalosh..: shashii (O) 1. turban /of religious leader/;

2. scarf /over woman's hair/

GDM32 Laloshashi sub-district (centre in 1964 = Begi) 09/34 [Ad]

lalu (Arsi O) collective name for climbers e.g. Cissus sp.

HCT38c? Lalu, south of the Kaka mountain 07/39 [x]

HDA86 Lalu, see Lalo Kile

JDB90 Lalu (area) 09/40 [WO]

JDJ42 Lalu 0930'/4147' 1801 m, south-west of Dire Dawa 09/41 [Gz]

JDJ55 Lalu (mountain) 0934'/4205' 1786 m, 09/42 [Gz]

north of Harar

JD... Lalu Bilalo sub-district (centre in 1964 = Ijefera) 09/40 [Ad]

lam (A,T) cow

GCU34 Lam 07/34 [WO]

lam ber (A) cow pass/gate

HDU42 Lam Ber kebele (.. Bär ..) 10/39 [Ad]

far to the west in north Gera Midir & Keya Gebriel wereda at

its western border; 19-27 km east of Degolo; area 3,271 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

lam dingay (A) cow rock

HEL09 Lam Dingay kebele (.. Dengay ..) 11/39 [Ad]

in northernmost east Dawint & Delanta wereda, 25-30 km

north-east of Wegel Tena; area 2,279 hectares. [CSA 1994]

lam washa (A) cow cave

HDT07 Lam Washa (Lamuascia) 0958'/3907' 1772 m 09/39 [Gz WO]

(place & area, WO has Lamuascia at HDL97)

HDT07 Lam Washa kebele 10/39 [Ad]

centrally in northern Moret & Jiru wereda at its north-western

border, 6-14 km north-northwest of Inewari; area 1,982 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

lam wiha (A) cow water

HEL27c Lam Wiha (Lam Wuha) 11/39 [+ Ad]

(centre in 1964 of Mekena sub-district)

lama (O) two, pair, couple; (T) blade;

lame (A) become powdered

HFK23 Lama 14/37 [LM WO]

HEL05 Lama Debir kebele (.. Däber ..) 11/39 [Ad]

a large kebele in northernmost Meket wereda along the

westernmost part of its northern border, 17-25 km

north of Filakit; area 10,470 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

JBR35 Lama Scillindi (Lammascillindi), see Lema Shilindi

lamalimu: lamalmo (A) youth, strong young man

HES74 Lamalimu (Lamalmo, Lämalmo) (tourist camp) 13/37 [Br]

high pass on road between Inda Silase and Gondar

lamba (A,T) kerosene; lambaa (O) kerosene lamp

HEK60 Lamba, see Lemba

HEJ31 Lambaz Maryam (Lamboz M.), see Tach Lambaz Maryam

lambuda: lembada (A) one who stammers

HCS43 Lambuda (mountain), north of Hosaina, 07/37 [WO]

see under Hosaina

H.... Lamfuro sub-district (centre in 1964 = Ajilla) 08/38 [Ad]

?? Lamgue ('cow country'?) (on map of 1814) 12/37 [18]

near the north-east shore of lake Tana

lamina: lamana (O) mountain bamboo, Arundinaria alpina

HCT30 Lamina (Lumina) 0731'/3826' 1539 m, 07/38 [WO Gz Gu]

island in northern lake Shala

HD... Laminifun, at a day's march from Tedecha Melka 08/39? [x]

lamma: lemma (A) 1. blazed up /in fire/; 2. was developed;

Lamma, Lemma, Lema, a male personal name

JBP09 Lamma (area), cf Lemma 04/41 [WO]

According to Wellby in the 1890s a lake with brackish water with

an island far out, suitable for landing only at its northern extremity

lamma b..: bar (Som) 1. livestock; 2. Hyphaene palm, etc.

JCF16 Lamma Bar (waterhole), see Lemem Bar

JEB94 Lammale, see under Tendaho, cf Lemale 11/41 [WO]

JBR35 Lammascillindi, see Lema Shilindi

JEG35 Lammele (area), cf Lemale 12/40 [WO]

lammi, lammii (O) a relative /specifically child of paternal uncle/

HCN89 Lammi, cf Lemmi 07/35 [WO]

HFE12 Lamorni, see Lomorni

lamu, lamuu (O) 1. second /in order/; 2. again, once more;

limma (O) kind of eatable wild plant

HDG79 Lamu Limma 09/35 [WO]

HDL97 Lamuascia, see Lam Washa

lan: laan (Som) 1. lineage, descent; 2. tree without branches

KDA54 Lan Mulaho 0837'/4508', 08/45 [WO Gz]

border post toward Somalia

Coordinates would give map code KDA53

HER89 Lancascio, see Lankasho

HFF52c Lanchanet (recorded in 1868) 14/39 [18]

HCU01 Lanchiccia, see Lankicha

HEK38 Lanco, see Derenko

?? Landa, in the Amhara region, ../.. [20]

with 4532 m the 2nd highest mountain in Ethiopia

HEL.? Landai (mountain village), 11/39 [20]

beyond the Aboye pass on road from Weldiya to Lalibela

JCL98 Landair 0714'/4412' 791 m, near map code JCT08, 07/44 [Gz]

near Fafan river upstream from Kebri Dehar

?? Lanfero wereda (Lanfaro .., Lanfro ..) ../.. [n]

in the Gurage Zone


HEC64 Langafa 11/36 [WO]

HCD83 Langama (Lagama, Zangana) (island in Abaya) 06/37 [Gz WO Gu 18]

0610'/3752' 1219 m

HCT43 Langano (Langana, Bulbula) (with hotels) 07/38 [Gz x]

0738'/3842' 1579 m 07/38 [Gz]

HCT43 Langano, lake (Langara) at 0736'/3843', cf Bulbula HCT52c

18 x 16 km, water level 1585 m

HEC64 Langata (with spring to the east), 11/36 [It]

cf Gota Langata

JDJ32 Lange 0922'/4150' 2002 m, 09/41 [Gz]

south-west of Dire Dawa

JDJ42 Lange (Langhei) 0926'/4148' 2046 m, 09/41 [Gz WO Gu Mi]

(small village), see under Kersa

There is also a lake Lange to the south

HDJ37 Langeno 0921'/3718' 2176 m 09/37 [Gz]

HDL73 Langeno 0945'/3844' 2797 m, see under Fiche 09/38 [AA Gz]

HDC75 Langisa (Langhisa) (mountain) 08/37 [+ WO]

JDP64 Langudi (mountain) (Iangudi, Yangudi, Jangudi) 10/41 [Gz WO Mi]

MS: 1033'/4102'; Gz: 1035'/4103' 1230 m,

volcano north of Dofan

HER89 Lankasho (Lancascio) 1326'/3725' 2619 m 13/37 [+ Gz]

HCU01 Lankicha (Lanchiccia) 0718'/3925' 2688 m 07/39 [+ Gz]

lankisa: lankuso (O) kind of branched palm,

Dracaena steudneri; lankessa, lanqessaa (O) climber;

lankussa (A) kind of climber, Urera hypselodendron;

lankiso (lanqiso) (A) one who often cries

HDL60 Lankisa (Lank'isa, Lanqisa) 0939'/3830' 2353 m 09/38 [AA Gz q]

HDM51 Lankisa & Dewa kebele (Lanqisa & Däwa ..) 09/39 [Ad]

somewhat towards the west at the northern border

of Angolela & Tera Asagirt wereda, 8-11 km

south-west of Debre Birhan; area 2,169 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HEK37 Lanko (Lanco) 2567/2720 m 12/38 [WO Gu]

JDE42 Lankoba (Lancoba) (area) 08/43 [+ WO]

lanta: laanta (Som) government department

JDK58 Lanta (area) 09/43 [WO]

HCD82 Lante (village), 06/37 [20]

about 33 km from Arba Minch in direction Hosaina

HDK00 Lanto 0907'/3732' 2521 m 09/37 [AA Gz]

HDM46 Lanto 0926'/3954' 1300 m, south-east of Ankober 09/39 [Gz]

JEC11 Laokara (area) 11/41 [WO]

HDH09 Laqamte (Laqqamt), see Nekemte

GCU50 Lar Gnan 0744'/3424' 500 m 07/34 [WO Gz]

HES00 Larei, with election constituency 12/37 [WO]

GDE15 Larre 08/33 [WO]

las: laas (Som) waterhole, small well; las (A) to lick

KCR44 Las (Derouda Uen) 07/47 [WO]

KCP76 Las Acanle 07/46 [20]

JDS04 Las Anod (area) 1635 m 10/42 [WO Mi]

JCS12 Las Dogle (area) 07/42 [WO]

KCR44 Las Dolop (Derouda Ler, Derouda Uen) 07/46 [WO Gz]

0741'/4659' 510 m

las d..: dhulman (Som) seashell; dulluma (O) old age

JCK52 Las Dulma (area) 06/42 [WO]

JCL34 Las Durkeli 06/43 [WO]

las g..: laas galool (Som) waterhole with acacias

JCT83 Las Galol (area) 08/43 [WO]

JDK04 Las Galoleh 0903'/4257' 1500 m, 09/42 [Gz]

near map code JDD05, south-east of Jijiga

JDR79 Las Harad, see Lasarat

JDD83 Las Murrile (area) 08/42 [WO]

JDR79 Lasarat (Las Harad, Laso Harrad, Lassarad) 10/42 [Gz WO It n]

(Lassarat, Lazarat) 1040'/4227' 740/817 m,

small village and railway station 55 km inside Ethiopia

JDJ79 Lasarud 0944'/4230' 1523 m, near map code JDK70 09/42 [Gz]

JED03 Lasdeit 1057'/4251' 752 m 10/42 [Gu Gz]

JCS31 Lasgaris (area) 07/42 [WO]

HED83 Lashat (Liscia) 1137'/3750' 2463 m, 11/37 [Gz]

east of Bahir Dar

lasho: lash (A) ring worm; lashe (A) become tender,

weak, soft; (O) typhus

HCK50 Lasho (Lascio) (area) 06/37 [+ WO

HET27 Lashwa 1253'/3905' 1554 m 12/39 [Gz]]

HC... Laska, centre of Basketo wereda 05/37 [20]

JDS92 Lasmahan (Lasmaan) (area), 10/42 [WO It]

on route from Harar to Zeyla

JD... Lasmanlie (on map of 1814), 10/42 [18]

on caravan route at about halfway from the coast to Harar

JDR79 Laso Harrad (Lassarat), see Lasarat

HEL26 Lasta (historical area known from the 1500s) 12/36 [x]

HEL26 Lasta awraja 1200'/3900' 12/39 [Gz]

(centre in 1964 = Debre Tsehay, by 1968 = Lalibela)

HEL.. Lasta kebeles 12/39 [Ad]

there are three numbered Lasta and Lasta Menged kebeles

in north-eastern Bugna wereda, north-east of Lalibela;

areas 6,862 + 5,022 + 4,742 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

lasta menged (A) road of Lasta

HE... Lasta Menged sub-district 12/39 [Ad]

(centre in 1964 = Zew Maryam)

HCH36 Lasto (wide area) 06/36 [WO]

JCS42 Lastuch (Lastuc) (area) 07/42 [+ WO]

JD... Laswelldug (on map of 1814), 10/42 [18]

on caravan route at about halfway from the coast to Harar

lat (A) 1. fat on sheep's tail; 2. (Gondar A) knife handle

HEM72 Lat 1228'/3936' 1435 m, near Alamata 12/39 [Gz]

HEM90 Lat (recorded in 1841) 12/39 [Ha]

HEM70 Lat Giyorgis (Lat Ghiorghis)(w church) 1226'/3925' 12/39 [Gz Ad Po WO]

(centre in 1964 of Amist Bet sub-district), west of Alamata

Lat (visiting postman under Lalibela), see under Korem

lata (O) shoot, young growth; laataa (O) timber,

especially split pieces; laata (O) uncertainty

HEC96 Lata, see Debir Duba

HFE07c Lata (mountain), cf Lete 13/39 [Gu]

late (lat'ä) (A) take off the bark, peel, skin, scrape

HE... Latgie (centre in 1964 of Injefat sub-district) 12/38 [Ad]

JCT79 Lati Bodli, see Latu Botleh

lato (A) small bustard /kind of bird/;

latu, latuu (O) to shoot i.e. to send out new branches,

multiply by having offspring

JCT79 Latu Botleh (Lati Bodli, Latu Bodlih) 07/44 [WO Gz]

0753'/4416' 1060 m

JEB24 Laueisa, see Laweysa 11/41

lava ded: ded (Som) to cover for protection;

extra covering over the roof of a hut

JBR25 Lava Ded (area) 04/42 [WO]

JEN63 Lavaha (waterhole) 13/40 [WO Wa]

lawe: lawwe, lawwee (O) 1. arrow; 2. slender, slim /person/;

lawesa: laweze (T) blarney; lewesse (A,T) knead, shape;

lewwassa (A) crippled

HFE68 Lawesa 1407'/3913' 2335 m, south of Inticho 14/39 [Gz]

JEB24 Laweysa (Laueisa) (area) 11/41 [+ WO]

HEM10 Lawish 1151'/3921' 3263 m, west of Weldiya 11/39 [Gz]

lay (A) 1. above, high up; 2. north

Lay.., see generally Lai.. (except for kebeles)

lay Ale wiha (A) upper Ale water

HEM03 Lay Ale Wiha kebele (.. Alä Weha ..) 11/39 [Ad]

in north-eastern Guba Lafto wereda at its northern border,

4-22 km north-east of Weldiya; area 3,124 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HEL38 Lay Amba 1203'/3912' 2919 m, 12/39 [Gz]

north-east of Lalibela

lay b..: beret (bärät) (A) zeriba, fenced-in cattle area

HDU15 Lay Beret kebele (.. Bärät ..) 09/39 [Ad]

in east Mafud, Mezezo, Moja & Wadera wereda at the

middle of the eastern border of its main body, 10-14 km

east-northeast of Sela Dingay; area 1,422 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

lay bet (A) second storey;

also: the Hereafter, and a school of Biblical exegesis

favouring a literal interpretation

HED85 Lay Bet (in Merhabete) 1140'/3758' 2307 m 11/37 [n Gz]

HED85 Lay Bet & Tach Bet wereda (-1994-) 11/37 [Ad]

(-1994-) is divided into 46 rural and 2 urban kebeles among which

Afezez & Kwat, Agerit, Amden, Ansho Begwol, Berkato, Biyo

Kurtibora, Chore, Delema & Mesano, Gaw, Geb & Kechechiwa

Gedeb, Gedejewa, Geren, Giret, Gworanda, Haroganda, Imbima,

Inchimegn, Jema, Kora Jema Fit, Kora Wenchit Fit, Koso Terehina,

Kum Amba, Kusay, Lij Agba, Magas, Makur, Maryam Serka,

Mazhek, Merkesh, Mirgazh, Nenuta, Remeshet, Seb Washa, Sebage,

Sergina, Ses Amba, Tamo, Watwari, Werego Mesobit, Werk Amba,

Yesa, Yidameko, Zeyta, Zoma

HDF93 Lay Chobo kebele (.. Ch'obo ..) 08/39 [Ad]

far to the north in Minjar & Shenkora wereda; area 4,273 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HEL34 Lay Deba, see Lay Diba

HDM54 Lay Debdebo kebele (.. Däbdäbo ..) 09/39 [Ad]

in western central Ankober wereda, adjoining

Ankober town to its east; area 517 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HEL34 Lay Diba kebele (..Deba ..) 12/38 [Ad]

in the middle of northern Bugna wereda, 30 km

north-west of Lalibela; area 8,586 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

?? Lay Gayint wereda ../.. [20]

HDM54 Lay Gorebela kebele (.. Goräbéla ..) 09/39 [Ad]

adjoining Ankober town to its north and stretching narrowly

from there 6 km mostly along the western border of

Ankober wereda; area 657 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HEL09 Lay Koso Amba kebele 11/39 [Ad]

in western Guba Lafto wereda at the southern border of its

northern arm, 24-27 km west of Weldiya; area 1,172 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HEE99 Lay Mekelet kebele (.. Mäkälät ..) 11/39 [Ad]

far to the north-east in Dawint & Delanta wereda,

22-24 km north-east of Wegel Tena; area 1,239 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HDM74 Lay Mush kebele 09/39 [Ad]

in north-east Debre Birhan Zuriya & Keyit wereda stretching

narrowly to its eastern border, 16-20 km north-east of

Debre Birhan town; area 1,460 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HDM43 Lay Sekoru kebele (.. Säkoru ..) 09/39 [Ad]

in north-easternmost Hagere Maryam & Kesem wereda

at its north-eastern border; area 630 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HDM22 Lay Sichat kebele (.. Sechat ..) 09/39 [Ad]

in south-west Hagere Maryam & Kesem wereda stretching

to its south-western border; area 2,405 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HEM00 Lay Sokoloho kebele (.. Soqoloho ..) 11/39 [Ad]

in north-easternmost Dawint & Delanta wereda,

23-30 km north-east of Wegel Tena; area 3,343 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HEE97 Lay Talet kebele (.. T'alét ..) 11/39 [Ad]

in east Wadla wereda at its northern border, 20-24 km

north-west of Wegel Tena; area 2,759 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HDT85 Lay Wela kebele (.. Wäla ..) 10/38 [Ad]

in easternmost Debre Sina wereda along the middle of its

eastern border, 10-14 km east-northeast of Mekane Selam;

area 838 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HDU34 Lay Yigem kebele (.. Yegäm ..) 10/39 [Ad]

in nearly north-easternmost Lalo Midir & Mama Midir wereda

touching its northern border, 10-16 km north-east of Molale;

area 2,616 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HDU23 Lay Zebir kebele (.. Zäber ..) 10/39 [Ad]

at the middle of north Lalo Midir & Mama Midir

wereda, 6-8 km north of Molale; area 1,083 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HDU23 Lay Zeram kebele (.. Zäram ..) 10/39 [Ad]

centrally in north Lalo Midir & Mama Midir wereda,

3-7 km north of Molale; area 1,549 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

JEB42 Layaggili (Laiagghili) (area) 608 m 11/40 [+ WO]

HEL44 Laydaba, see Lai Debba Giyorgis

HDM12 Laydanis 0912'/3932' 2479 m, 09/39 [Gz]

(with church Mikael to the south)

HEE59 Laydela 1119'/3918' 2796 m, south of Mekdela 11/39 [Gz]

?? Laygaw Kotebe (sub-post office under Addis Abeba) ../.. [Po]

HEK41 Layge (Lage, Lege) 1211'/3736' 1805 m, 12/37 [Gz]

at the north-eastern shore of lake Tana

HDM84 Laygenet 0948'/3946' 2629 m, near Debre Sina, 09/39 [Gz]

(with church Kidane Mihret)

HDU56 Layigna Ataye kebele (Layegna At'ayé ..) 10/39 [Ad]

in central Efrata & Gidim wereda at its "tip" to the east,

5-9 km south of Kara Kore and adjoining Efeson to its

west; area 1,137 hectares.

[CSA 1994´]

-- Layiile (people), a branch of the Madahweyn sub-clan

of the Dir Somali, see under Dir

HCJ14 Layma 0628'/3702' 2097 m 06/37 [Gz]

layo: layyo (O) of light nature, not important

?? Layo Yukro (visiting postman under Jimma) ../.. [Po]

JDP15 Layto (M. Laito) (area) 838 m 10/41 [+ WO]

HED93 Laywido 1144'/3749' 1967 m, 11/37 [Gz]

north-east of Bahir Dar, cf Lai Wido

laz gal: laz (Som) well; gal (Som) 1. pond; 2. entrance, entering;

3. cover, container, scabbard; gaal (Som) non-Muslim European

JBU99 Laz Gal (Laz Gol, Laz Gomal), cf Las .., 05/45 [WO Gu Gz]

0522'/4500' 305 m

laz ole: ole (O) walking stick; ola, olaa (O) sheep

JCM03 Laz Ole Omone 0622'/4435' 497 m 06/44 [WO Gz]

JCF84 Lazole Reidabe (seasonal waterhole) 06/44 [MS WO]

?? Leado (Le'ado), 09/40 [18]

small lake near the left bank of the Awash

JEB41 Leadu (area with fossil site west of Mille) 11/40 [WO]

leba sefer (A) thief camp;

sefer (A) camp, campsite, settlement, neighbourhood

?? Leba Sefer (L. Safar), between Shasha and Maji ../.. [+ Gu]

JBN29 Lebbikolo 04/40 [WO]

HEK44 Lebbo, see Libo

lebe, lebee (O) garrulous; lebe dulli (O) war of words?

dulli, duullii (O) campaign, war

JDR87 Lebedulli (area) 10/42 [WO]

-- Lebekela, a probably nomadic tribe known since the 1300s

?? Lebekela (Läbäkäla) (historically recorded district) ../.. [Pa]

HEE25 Lebet 1106'/3856' 1833 m 11/38 [Gz]

HEE26 Lebet kebele (Läbät ..) 11/38 [Ad]

in eastern central Sayint wereda, 18-25 km east

of Ajibar; area 4,069 hectares. [CSA 1994]

lebi, lebbi (Som) kind of tall tree with beautiful flowers,

Delonix elata

JCS68 Lebi Aboger (L. Abogher) 0750'/4314' 1039 m 07/43 [+ WO Gz]

?? Lebiolale (waterhole) 07/46 [MS]

HDT28 Lebka (Lebk'a, Lebqa) 1013'/3909' 2209 m 10/39 [Gz q]

HDT28 Lebka & Gadela kebele (Läbqa & Gadäla ..) 10/39 [Ad]

in the south-easternmost corner of Weremo Wajitu & Mida wereda

at its border, 4-9 km east of Meragna; area 2,374 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

?? Lebo (highlands), ../.. [Ch]

water-divide between lake Tana and Tekkeze river

HDD37 Lebu 0829'/3809' 2323 m 08/38 [Gz]

HDE93c Lebu (village) 08/38 [x]

HDP03 Lebu 1001'/3601' 1096 m, south of Abay river 10/36 [Gz]

JDA26 Lebu 0823'/4022' 1555 m, south of Mechara 08/40 [Gz]

JDA69 Lebu 0842'/4036' 1902 m, south-east of Gelemso 08/40 [Gz]

?? Lebum (on map of 1814), on route Harar-Ankober 09/41? [18]

HDG04 Lecatae, see Leka Taye

HDL00 Lecha 0908'/3826' 2554 m, 09/38 [AA Gz]

north-east of Addis Alem

HDM52c Leche, see Liche

JDJ74 Lecheca, see Lekeka

?? Lechelugu (place at the lower Omo) ../.. [n]

HEC07 Lechema (Cafacit) (mountain) 1057'/3717' 3161 m 10/37 [Gz]

HDH09 Lechempte (Lechempti, Lechemti), see Nekemte

GDM34 Lecheti, see Leketi

HEC07 Lecma, see Lichma

HEM01 Ledeta .., see Lideta ..

HDE44 Ledi (area) 08/38 [WO]

lee (Afar) water

HEF83 Leebso, see Libso

HCS33c Leemo wereda (centre = Hosaina) 07/37 [En]

In Kembata awraja, from 1976 named Kambaata & Hadiyya

awraja. There were two sub-districts and reorganisation

in the 1990s.

lef: lef (Som) to lick; lafti (O) early in the morning

JBJ61 Lef Left (Sciau) (area) 04/41 [WO]

lefe isa: lafa (O) land; isa (O,Som) he, him;

leffa (läffa) (A) to toil, make an effort

-- Issa, name of a major people in eastern Ethiopia

JDK65 Lefe Isa (Lefeissa) 0937'/4259' 1705 m, 09/42 [Gz Ad]

north-east of Jijiga

(sub-district & its centre in 1964), cf Lafa

JDK67 Lefe Isa 0949'/4310' 1563 m, 09/43 [Gz]

near the border of Somalia

leflef: liflefa (A) rambling conversation

JBJ42 Leflef (Lef Left, Leleftu) (locality), 04/41 [Gz]

0400'/4150' 219 m, near the border of Somalia

lefo (O,to A) foot-soldier; (T) falcon

HDK39 Lefo 0921'/3823' 2689 m, cf Leffo, 09/38 [AA Gz]

north of Addis Alem

lefo b..: belo (Som) hardship, difficulty

HDT86 Lefo Belo 1045'/3902' 2278 m 10/39 [Gz]

lega (A) fresh /butter/; legga (A) hurt, touch in passing,

hit a ball; laga (O) 1. river; 2. people;

-- Lega, one of the main groups of the Oromo

HDL24 Lega 0917'/3849' 2780 m, north of Addis Abeba, 09/38 [AA Gz]

cf Laga, Lege, Liga

HDL72 Lega 0941'/3837' 2797 m, south-west of Fiche 09/38 [AA Gz]

HDS25 Lega 1011'/3801' 2417 m 10/38 [Gz]

HDU64 Lega, see Liga

HEK10 Lega, see Hod Gebeya

HEK11 Lega (Legas) 11/37 [WO Gu]

HDT98c Lega Ambo wereda, see Legambo ..

HDL05 Lega Dadi (Oromo: Laga Daadhii), 09/38 [En]

with reservoir damming a valley.

lega de..: dembi (O) kinds of large tree, Ficus vasta etc.;

(Som) crime, sin

HCE.. Lega Dembi (Laga D., Legadembi, Legedembi) 05/39 [Mi n]

(with gold mine, possibly over 60 tons), 350 km south of Addis Abeba

lega h..: hida, hidha (O) 1. tether; 2. captivity

JCP74 Lega Hida, see Lege Hida

lega k..: kidane mihret (A) covenant of mercy

H.... Lega Kidane Mihret 10/37 [Ad]

(centre in 1964 of Kimbwat sub-district)

lega o..: oda, odaa (O) kind of tree, Cordia africana;

or large fig tree, Ficus vasta; odaa (O) sanctified place

of assembly; ooda (O) threshing floor; oodaa (O) small quantity

?? Lega Oda (Laga Oda) (rock paintings) ../.. [20 x]

37 km from Dire Dawa. The paintings were studied in 1951.

lega robio, hippo river? laga (O) river;

robi, robii (O) 1. hippopotamus; 2. Wednesday

HDL57 Lega Robio 09/39 [WO]

HDL05 Legadadi, see Lege Dadi

JD... Legagera, see Lege Gera

-- Legagora, an Oromo tribe

JDK31 Legah Gelal 0923'/4239' 1794 m, west of Jijiga 09/42 [Gz]

HEF73 Legaida, see Duda Arba

-- Legamara, see Lagamara

-- Legambo, Lege Ambo, name of a Wello Oromo tribe

legamb.: lega (O) stream; ambo (O) mineral water,

naturally occurring in springs

HEE16 Legambo, see Lege Ambo, also Koso Beret

HEE19 Legambo (mountain) 1100'/3915' 11/39 [LM WO]

HDT98c Legambo wereda (centre in 1964 = Akista) 10/39 [Ad]

(Lega Ambo ..)

Within the Were Himano awraja until 1991.


The highest and most mountinous area of southern Wello.

In the wereda (-1999-) are towns Gelemo Ager, Kabi, Sulula.

Among kebeles are Aselel, Askentir, Aslamba, Ayt, Birbisa,

Bukaso, Buso (two) Bwabwata, Chiro, Debi, Dejmach, Delel,

Denbesho, Dereba, Dikicha, Fesho, Gedera, Genete, Gwol,

Gwolehito, Hitetera, Hote, Hote Ber, Indras, Kadis, Kera Gimba,

Key Afer, Key Mebrat, Kibib, Kindo, Korkora, Mego, Mosebit,

Mula Meda, Sada Korkora, Segno Gebeya, Selam Ber, Senyo

Gebeya, Shotela, Sole, Temu, Tikise, Welelet, Werento, Werke-

mecha, Wirgo, Yedo, Yekwoshi, Yeshum, Yilada

Legas, a male personal name

HEK10 Legas, see Hod Gebeya

HFE83 Legas 1420'/3844' 1792 m, north of Aksum, 14/38 [Gz]

(with church Abune Gebre Menfes K'idus)

legas w..: weyra (wäyra) (A) wild olive, Olea africana

HEM23 Legas Weyra kebele (Lägas Wäyra ..) 12/39 [Ad]

in central southern Kobo wereda, adjoining

Wello Robit to its north-west; area 2,999 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HEM33 Legas Weyra Mikael (church) 1202'/3937', 12/39 [Gz]

south of Kobbo

?? Legaso (known from the 1300s), in Tigray, ../.. [20]

with ancient hermitage Gutemala (Gutiman, Tsimbila)

HDL05 Legatafo, see Lege Tafo

HEF56 Legda (cultivated hills) 1123'/3954' 2008 m, 11/39 [Gu Gz]

east of Hayk

lege (O) wild plant with edible tubers; batu (O) if .. not

Lege .., here generally not Laga ..

HEK41 Lege, see Layge

HDB.. Lege Agafalte (Laga A.), in direction Didessa 08/36 [+ Mi]

lege am..: ambo (O) /source of/ mineral water

HEE16 Lege Ambo (Legambo) 1054'/3921' 3221 m, 10/39 [Gz]

cf Legambo, Koso Beret

?? Lege Baddo (Laga B.) (in Wellega), ../.. [+ Mi]

an affluent of the Birbir river in Wellega

HDA.. Lege Bagudu, see under Yubdo 08/35 [+ Mi]

lege ba..: batu (O) porter, carrier; (bat'u) (A) roof beam

HDD97 Lege Batu (Legebatu) 0902'/3812' 2170 m, 09/38 [AA Gz]

see also under Ginchi

lege be..: beri (O) dawn, daybreak; (T) gate,

entrance; (Som) day, time period;

berri (Som) 1. land, country; 2. tomorrow

HDL06 Lege Beri (Legeberi) 0906'/3858' 2486 m, 09/38 [AA Gz Ad]

see under Sendafa

(centre in 1964 of Lege Dadi sub-district)

Lege Beri, to the south there is a stream of the same name

lege bo..: bobe, boobee (O) good quality sorghum

HDL76 Lege Bobi (Leghe Bobi), see Lego

lege bu..: buro (Som) 1. Salix or Teclea tree; 2. small container for

water or milk; 3. wart; 4. extra, bonus; buuro (Som) grow fatter

J.... Lege Buro (Lagaburo) 08/40 [+ 18]

lege da..: dadi (O) 1. patience; 2. chances for success;

dadi, daddi (western O) porcupine, Hystrix cristata;

daadhii (O) tej, hydromel

HDL05 Lege Dadi (Legedadi, Leghedadi) 09/38 [AA Gz Ad WO]

(Lega Dadi, Legadadi) 0905'/3855' 2376 m,

to the south there is a stream of the same name;

dam for the Municipality at 32 km from Addis Abeba

?? Lege Dembi, see Lega Dembi

lege em..: emmoo (O) calf

?? Lege Emyo (Laga E.) (river), affluent of Dambi ../.. [+ Mi]

lege gab..: gabro (Som) lie down in a group /said of animals/

?? Lege Gabro (Laga G.), wadi south-east of Dire Dawa ../.. [+ Mi]

lege gay..: gayo (O) kind of pea

?? Lege Gayo (Laga G.) ../.. [+ Mi]

lege ged..: geddi, gedde (A) kind of falcon;

geedoli (Som) 1. caravan, migration; traveller;

2. kind of thin string

HE... Lege Gedi sub-district (Legegedi ..) 11/39 [Ad]

(centre in 1964 = Jibgodo)

lege ger..: gera (A) shrub or small tree, Salix subserrata;

twigs from it are used as tooth-sticks

JD... Lege Gera (Legagera) (in Webera awraja) 09/41? [+ Ad]

lege ham..: hama, hamaa (O) honey badger

JDJ56 Lege Hama (Legehama, Lago Hama) 1640/1692 m 09/42 [+ Ad WO]

(centre in 1964 of Lege Hama sub-district)

JD... Lege Hardim (Laga Hardin), 09/41? [+ x]

about 40 km before the Awash river on the road from Harar

JD.. Lege Hare (Legehare) (in Dire Dawa awraja) 09/41 [+ Ad]

(separate locality? or part of Dire Dawa town only?)

lege hi..: hida, hidhaa (O) 1. tether; 2. captivity, detention;

hida (O) root, vein, origin; hidda (O) sheaf

-- Lege Hida, Laga Ida, name of a Tulama Oromo tribe

JCP73 Lege Hida (Legehida, Lega Hida, Laga H.) 07/41 [LM Ad Gz WO]

(Leghida, Beltu, Belitu) 0756'/4104' 1541 m,

in Were Ilu awraja, centre (-1964-) of JCP74 Lege Hida wereda

HDT79c Lege Hida wereda (Legehida .., Lagahida ..) 10/39 [+ Ad]

(centre in 1964 = Derek Amba)

In the wereda (-1999-) are towns Albuko, Dega Majeti, Dire.

JCP74 Lege Hida wereda (Legehida .. Lege Ida ..) 07/41 [+ Ad]

(centre in 1964 = Beltu)


-- Lege Ida, see Lege Hida

HE... Lege Iwa sub-district (Lege'iwa ..) 11/39 [Ad]

(centre in 1965 = Tilfi)

lege j..: jima, jimaa (O) chat, Catha edulis

HD... Lege Jima (Lagajima, Laga Jima, Jima) (river), 09/38 [+ Mi]

second left affluent of the Labbu river in the Upper Muger area

HD... Lege Kolutte (Laga Colutte) (area?) 09/37 [+ Gu]

lege kor..: korma (A,O) bull /not castrated/; (O) strong, tough;

kormaa (O) cock

?? Lege Korma (Laga K.) (in Wellega), cf Korma ../.. [+ Mi]

?? Lege Shoni (Laga S.) (in Wellega) ../.. [+ Mi]

HDL05 Lege Tafo (L. T'afo, Legatafo) 0904'/3853' 2441 m, 09/38 [AA Gz Ad]

between Addis Abeba and Sendafa

lege ta..: tama (t'ama) (A) 1. toil; (tama) 2. begin to be ripe;

-- Tama, an ethnic group

HDL34 Lege Tama (L. T'ama) 0923'/3848' 2693 m, 09/38 [AA Gz]

north of Addis Abeba

HD... Lege Uteki (Laga Utechi) 09/38? [+ Gu]

lege wa..: waldaa (O) 1. border, checkpoint; 2. association

?? Lege Waldo (Laga W.) (river) ../.. [+ Ch]

name of Yeda river in its lower reaches

lege we..: werke (O) kind of tree, Dracaena afromonatana;

werkeh (O) food plant, Ensete ventricosum

HDL82 Lege Werke (L. Werk'e, L. Werqe) 0950'/3839' 09/38 [AA Gz q]

(with church Yohanis) 2965 m, see under Fiche

HDD97 Legebatu, see Lege Batu

?? Legeda (mountain) ../.. [20]

peak 4532 m, second highest mountain in Ethiopia

HDT85 Legehatu Anferfira kebele (Lägähatu Anfärfera ..) 10/38 [Ad]

in north-eastern Debre Sina wereda at its southern border,

7-18 km north-east of Mekane Selam; area 2,398 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HEF64 Legehida (Legaida), cf Lege Hida 11/39 [LM WO]

HDU51 Legenj kebele (Lägänj ..) 10/39 [Ad]

stretching narrowly for almost 20 km along the northern part of

the eastern border of Jema wereda, 15-20 km east of Degolo;


[CSA 1994]

HDE36 Legersa, see Lejersa

HDM73 Legeyda kebele (Lägäyda ..) 09/39 [Ad]

in north-eastern Debre Birhan Zuriya & Keyit wereda,

11-15 km north-east of Debre Birhan town; area 826 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HDL05 Leghedadi, see Lege Dadi

HEC69 Legiatena, see Lejatena

HEJ06 Legiome, see Lijomi

HDL76 Lego (Leghe Bobi) 0943'/3902' 2571 m, 09/39 [AA Gz]

see under Webera

HDM21 Leguan (pass), see under Shola Gebeya 09/39 [WO]

HDT87 Legwama, see Lugama

leh (Som) 1. having; 2. saying

HBL19 Leh (area), cf El Leh 03/39 [WO]

JEJ13 Leh Ado (Lehado, Iader) (area) 11/41 [Ha WO]

JEJ33 Lehadu (area) 12/41 [WO]

HB... Lehaite ../.. [20]

Settlement of 3 hectares in north-east Konso.

?? Lehma, town in Chilalao awraja ../.. [x]

HBL19 Lei, see El Leh

?? Leimo (in Kembata), about 18 km from Hosaina ../.. [x]

HDG87 Lein (Leincha) (mountain) 0947'/3527' 1210 m 09/35 [WO Gz]

HDT16 Lej Agba, see Lij Agba

HEC69 Lejatena (Legiatena) (mountain area) 11/37 [+ It]

HDE36 Lejersa (Legersa) (area) 08/39 [+ WO]

HCM.. Lejo (Läjo) 07/39? [En]

A mountain range separating two right-bank tributaries

of Webi Shebele, and a pass at 3420 m.

leka (läkka) (A) to measure, to adjust

-- Leka, Leqa, first part of the names of several

Wellega and Mecha Oromo tribes

GDM05 Leka (Lek'a, Leqa) 0903'/3449' 1471 m, 09/34 [Gz q]

near map code GDF95, north-east of Gidami

HCN99 Leka (Lek'a, Leqa) 0805'/3540' 1842 m, 08/35 [Gz q]

south-east of Gore

HDB68 Leka (Lek'a, Leqa) 0845'/3628' 2131 m, near Arjo 08/36 [Gz q]

HDC52 Leka, G. (area) 08/36 [WO]

HDC81 Leka (Leca) 08/36 [Gu]

HDL00 Leka (Lek'a, Leqa) 0905'/3828' 2423 m, 09/38 [AA Gz q]

see under Genet

HDJ30 Leka awraja (Lek'a .., Leqa ..) 0920'/3640' 09/36 [Gz q]

(centre circa 1980 = Nekemte)

HD... Leka Dulecha sub-district (-1997-) ../.. [n]

leka ge..: getema, gatama, gatema (O), geteme (A) kinds

of tree, Schefflera abyssinica, S. volkensis, Cussonia arborea

HDB88 Leka Getema sub-district (Lieka ..) 08/36 [+ Ad]

(centre in 1964 = Getema)

GD... Leka Golebo (in Kelem awraja) 08/34? [Ad]

leka gu..: gurgur (Som) 1. carry things one by one;

2. vulture

HDC80 Leka Gurgur sub-district (Lieka ..) 08/36 [+ Ad]

(centre in 1964 = Bandira)

leka k..: kelem (qälam) (A,T) 1. colour, ink, paint, pen;

2. learning, education

HD... Leka Kelem (Leqa Qellam) (historical area), 09/39 [20]

incorporated into Shewa in the 1880s

HDH.. Leka Nekemte (Leqa Nakamte), 09/36 [20]

(historical state in the 1800s)

leka t..: taye (t'ayä) (A?) shrub or tree, Grewia mollis;

tayye (tayyä) (A) appear, be seen, be shown

HDG04 Leka Taye (Lecatae) 1495 m 09/35 [+ WO]

HCT.. Lekancho, at the eastern shore of lake Ziway ../.. [x]

lekeka: lekkeke (läqqäqä) (A) 1. released, set free;

2. abandoned, left, moved somewhere else;

lekaka (läqaqa) (A) having a large opening

JDJ74 Lekeka (Lecheca) (area) 09/41 [+ WO]

HDH09 Lekemte awraja (centre = Nekemte), 09/36 [Ad]

cf Leka awraja

HDH09 Lekemti (Lekempti, Lekemt), see Nekemte

leketi: lekti (T) shrubby herb up to 80 cm growing at

altitude 1800-2350 m, Malva parviflora, poisonous to people

but regarded by some as good food for cattle;

lekete (läqät'ä) (Gondar A) threw mud for plastering a wall;

leket (A) small bread

GDM34 Leketi (Lecheti) 1521 m 09/34 [+ WO]

HF... Lekhai (historical? area north-west of Adigrat) 14/39? [x]

HDS41 Leklechita (Lek'lech'ita) 1020'/3738' 2320 m, 10/37 [Gz]

(with church Maryam to the east), west of Debre Markos

HDS45 Lekma (Lek'ma, Leqma) 1020'/3801' 2479 m, 10/38 [Gz]

south-west of Bichena

HEC07 Lekma, see Lichma

HEC12c Lekoma sub-district (centre in 1964 = Addis Kidam) 11/36 [Ad]

leku: laku (O) twin; leko (läqo) (A) 1. small plants which

grow up after the slightest rain; 2. lush herbs which bend

by being very tall

HCL50 Leku (Locu) 0652'/3827' 1845/1924 m 06/38 [Gz Po Te WO]

(sub-post office under Shashemene)

(centre in 1964 of Shebedino wereda)

HCL62 Leku (Lacu) 0655'/3840' 1850 m 06/38 [MS Gu]

HDH26 Leku 0915'/3618' 1495 m, north-west of Nekemte 09/36 [Gz]

HDJ55 Leku 0934'/3704' 2739 m, near Shambu 09/37 [Gz]

HDT02 Leku 1000'/3837' 1675 m 10/38 [Gz]

HDG.. Leku Kebele, in Gimbi awraja? 09/35 [x]

lela, lola (O) 1. kind of tree, Teclea nobilis, anything from

a shrub to a tall tree; 2. flower called red-hot poker in English;

lele, leelee (O) dirt; lelee hang down loosely

/hair with beads/;

-- Lele, Halele, name of a Nole tribe of the eastern Oromo

HBL37 Lele 0356'/3902' 1219 m, 03/39 [WO Gz]

mountain north of Moyale

JCH37 Lele (mountain) 0642'/4127' 1233, 1615 m 06/41 [WO Gz]

JDH29 Lele 0918'/4130' 1943 m, near Deder 09/41 [Gz]

JBJ42 Leleftu, see Leflef

JFA73 Lelegeddi (Lelegheddi) 1415'/4000' 514 m 14/40 [LM WO Gz]

lelisa: lellelisu (O) 1. sing; 2. praise /with a song/;

3. like, love; lellis- (O) praise

HDL91 Lelisa (Lellisa) 09/38 [LM WO]

HDT02 Lelisa (Lellisa) 0959'/3838' 1965 m, 09/38 [AA Gz]

(with church Maryam), north-west of Fiche

HDA86 Lelocheli, see Lalo Kile

?? Lelu (ford), see Mabil

lem dingay (A) overgrown flourishing stone

HE... Lem Dingay (centre in 1964 of Angot sub-district) 11/39 [Ad]

lema (Sidamo) mountain bamboo, Arundinaria alpina, cf lemma (A);

shilin (Som) tick, kind of parasite; shillin (Som) kind of

large tree with edible fruit; shiilliin (Som) frying

Lema, a male personal name

JBR35 Lema Shilindi 0450'/4207' 233/350 m 04/42 [MS Ro]

(Alamshindo, Lama Scillindi, Lammascillindi) 04/42 [WO Gu]

MS coordinates would give map code JBR25

HEM13 Lema Solela kebele (Léma Soläla ..) 11/39 [Ad]

in central southernmost Kobo wereda at its border,

9-13 km south of Wello Robit; area 1,543 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

JFA43 Lemale, see Berahle, cf Lammale

HES74 Lemalema (Lemalemo, Lemalmo), see Lamalimu

JEB24 Lemalie (Lemalle) (waterhole) 11/41 [MS WO]

lamanyaw d..: dimma, dhimma (O) business, task, problem

HEE85 Lemanyaw Dimma (Lemagnau Dimma) 11/38 [+ WO]

lemat (A,Gurage) eating table of basketwork; lemata (O) table

as above; altar; limat (limat') (A) prosperity;

lemt (lämt') (A) leprosy

HDK83 Lemat (Liemat) 0949'/3750' 1539 m, 09/37 [AA Gz]

south of Abay river

HDK83c Lemat sub-district (centre in 1964 = Ansoyie) 09/37 [Ad]

HEK60 Lemba (Lamba) 1221'/3730' 1801 m, 12/37 [Gz WO Gu 18]

near map code HEJ69

HDS58 Lemchen sub-district (centre in 1964 = Bichena) 10/38 [Ad]

JFB04 Lemebuyi 13/41 [Ne Wa]

lemem b..: bar (Som) 1. livestock; 2. kind of palm,

Hyphaene thebaica; 3. speck, spot, mark, stain; 4. half;

5. teach, introduce; barr (Som) plain; baar (Som) tip, peak

JCF16 Lemem Bar (Lamma Bar) 0534'/4455' 05/44 [Gz WO]

(well/waterhole)

lemen: leeman (O) bamboo

HDE30 Lemen 0829'/3826' 2981 m 08/38 [Gz]

HDE32 Lemen (Liemen) MS: 0827'/3838' 08/38 [MS Ad]

(centre in 1964 of Malima Aba sub-district)

(with sub-post office)

lemen ch..: chito, chittoo (O) human scabies

HDK09 Lemen Chito (L. Ch'ito, Lemenchito) 09/38 [AA Gz]

0908'/3823' 2676 m, see under Addis Alem

HDL72 Lemen Menya (Lemmen) 0845'/3836' 2090 m, 08/38 [AA Gz]

south of Sebeta

HEL49 Lemeta 1212'/3916' 3116 m, north-east of Lalibela 12/39 [Gz]

H.... Lemi (sub-district & its centre in 1964) ../.. [Ad]

HDL62 Lemi 0940'/3841' 2674 m, south-west of Fiche 09/38 [Gz]

HDL75 Lemi 0946'/3853' 2603 m (with church Mikael), 09/38 [AA Gz]

5 km south of one at HDL85, see under Debre Libanos

HDL85 Lemi (Medani Alem) 0948'/3855' 2557 m, 09/38 [AA Gz]

(with school and church Medhane Alem), east of Fiche

HDT74 Lemi 1040'/3849' 2403 m, east of Ajibar 10/38 [Gz]

HDL86 Lemi & Meniwena kebele (Lämi & Mäniwäna ..) 09/39 [Ad]

centrally in west Saya Debir & Wayu Insaro wereda,

surrounding Lemi settlement; area 1,482 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HEL69 Lemiya 1223'/3916' 2318 m, west of Alamata 12/29 [Gz]

lemlem (A) fertile, verdant, lush

Lemlem (Lamlam), a female personal name

HDT51 Lemlem Amba kebele (Lämläm .. ..) 10/38 [Ad]

in the north-westernmost corner of Wegdi wereda,

23-30 km west of Mahdere Selam; area 4,004 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

?? Lemlem Bereha ../.. [20]

lemlem ch..: cheffe (ch'äffe) (A) lush grassy but

slightly marshy land; chaffe (O) 1. meadow, place of

outdoor assembly; 2. kind of tall swamp grass used

for thatching of roofs

?? Lemlem Chefe (visiting postman under A.A.) ../.. [Po]

HDF89 Lemlem kebele (Lämläm ..) 08/39 [Ad]

far to the west in central Minjar & Shenkora wereda,

6-9 km west of Balchi; area 486 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HDT54 Lemlemitu Tungi kebele (Lämlämitu T'ungi ..) 10/38 [Ad]

in north Wegdi wereda at the middle of its northern border,

3-7 km north-west of Mahdere Selam; area 1,352 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

lemma (A) to be green, to flourish, to thrive;

Lemma, a male personal name

HCP65 Lemma 0751'/3611' 2247 m, cf Lema .. 07/36 [WO Gz]

lemmen, lemman, lemen, leman (O) mountain bamboo,

Arundinaria alpina; lemin (A) why; lemmene (A,T) ask for, beg

HDL72 Lemmen, see Lemen Menya

lemmi (O) 1. messenger of a clan, ambassador of a local king;

2. patrikin, relatives on the father's side

HCD39 Lemmi 05/38 [WO]

HCD04 Lemmu (Lemu), see Gembo

?? Lemno, some 75 km west of northern Langano ../.. [x]

HCC42c Lemo (Lemmo), 05/36 [x]

sub-chief area in Maale-inhabited district

-- Lemu, a sub-group of the Hadiya people;

living north of Hosaina

Lemu is also an individual male name

HCS44 Lemu, see Limu

HCS45 Lemu (area) 07/38 [WO]

H.... Lemu (in Arsi) 07/39? [x]

HCT48 Lemu (Sirba) 0736'/3913' 2671 m 07/39 [Gz]

HCT49c Lemu (Liemu), with American mission station 07/39 [x WO]

JEH33 Lemu (Lemoo) (waterhole), cf Limu 12/40 [WO Wa]

?? Lemu Aria, in Arsi ../.. [..]

HCT39 Lemu & Bilbilo wereda 07/39 [x]

(centre in 1967 = Bekoji?)

?? Lemu Chemari, village in Arsi, with cooperative ../.. [x]

HDG.. Lemu Nasi (Lemmu N.), in Gimbi awraja 09/35 [x]

HCT39c Lemu Sirba, town in Bekoji wereda 07/39 [20]

lencha, leencha (O) lion, Felis leo;

-- Lencha, name of a group of Oromo around year 1700,

cf Lencha Kecho

GD... Lencha (in Kelem awraja) 08/34? [Ad]

HBS40 Lencha (Lencia, Lenja) (hill), cf Liencha 04/37 [+ WO Wa]

HCK56 Lencha (Lencia) (area) 1493 m 06/38 [+ WO]

HDC73 Lencha (Lencia, Socso Lencia?) (area) 08/36 [+ WO]

HDD13 Lencha (Lench'a) 0819'/3749' 1858 m, 08/37 [Gz]

near Welkite

HDG77c Lencha (Tulu Leintcha) (mountain) ca. 0945'/3525' 09/35 [x]

HDH99 Lencha (Lench'a) (mountain) 0957'/3634' 2154 m 09/36 [Gz]

HDK38 Lencha (Lench'a) 0922'/3818' 2606 m 09/38 [AA Gz]

HDL06 Lencha (Lench'a) 0903'/3903' 2453 m, 09/39 [Gz]

near Sendafa

HDL13 Lencha, see under Sululta 09/38 [AA]

HDL79 Lencha (Lench'a) 0945'/3915' 2690 m, 09/39 [Gz]

north-west of Debre Birhan

JDB30 Lencha (Lencia) (area) 08/40 [+ WO]

JDK10 Lencha (G. Lencia) (area) 09/42 [+ WO]

HDL59 Lencha Gebi Giyorgis (Lench'a ..) 0935'/3918', 09/39 [Gz]

church south-west of Debre Birhan

HDM82 Lencha Giyorgis (Lencia Gheorghis) (church) 09/39 [+ WO]

-- lencha k..: Kecho, name of a Tulama Oromo tribe

HDK75 Lencha Kecho (Lench'a K'ech'o, L. Qecho) 09/38 [AA Gz q]

0942'/3801' 2507 m

lenche d..: dima, diima (O) 1. red /animal/, white /human/;

2. kind of small tree, Rhamnus prinoides; 3. baobab large

tree, Adansonia digitata

HEM03 Lenche Dima kebele (Lénch'ä .. ..) 11/39 [Ad]

far to the east in Guba Lafto wereda,

10-13 km east of Weldiya; area 1,728 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HDS08 Lencho (Lench'o) 1001'/3816' 2530 m, 10/38 [Gz]

south of Abay river near the main bridge to Gojjam

JDC88 Lendama (area) 08/42 [WO]

HEE13 Lengwat kebele (Längwat' ..) 11/38 [Ad]

in south-western Sayint wereda, 8-12 km

south-west of Ajibar; area 2,514 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HBR37 Lenia (Lengia) 0449'/3717' 1198, 1512 m 04/37 [WO Gz Gu]

JCJ05c Lenka 06/42 [Wa]

lenksa: lenkesa-u, lenqesawu (O) be weak from exhaustion

HDA63 Lenksa (Lencsa), cf Lankisa 08/35 [+ WO]

HDJ02 Lentacha (Lentach'a) 0906'/3650' 2020 m, 09/36 [Gz]

east of Nekemte

HBR37 Lenya (Lenia) 04/37 [+ MS WO]

?? Leo (Läo) (in the Jimma direction) ../.. [Pa]

HCT46c Lepo, in Albaso east of lake Langano 07/39? [x]

HDM54 Lepsata (valley), see under Ankober 09/39 [Gu]

HDL00 Leqa, see Leka

HCS.? Lera, small town in the Inekor area, 08/37 [20]

(centre of Azernet & Berbere wereda)

HED60 Lera (village) 11/37 [It]

HER27 Lerdan (area) 12/37 [WO]

GCT65 Lero 07/33 [WO]

HDT49 Leshete kebele (Läshäté ..) 10/39 [Ad]

in south Jema wereda somewhat to the east and at the south-eastern

border of the wereda, 9-16 km south-east of Degolo; area 3,778 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HCK93 Lesho (Lescio) 07/37 [+ WO]

?? Lesles Uaver (mountain pass) 3865 m ../.. [Gu]

lessese (A) took a handful of; lezzeze (A) almost

completely dried

HCK50 Lessesso (area) 06/37 [WO]

JBS05 Let, see Yet

let (lät) (A) night .. /"night of" when followed by a

defining word, otherwise lelit/; let (lät) (A) day;

marefiya (A) accommodation, cf marefiya bet, custody;

also: let marefiya (A) weak-stemmed herb with nodding

flower-heads, "Lie-and-Sleep, Galla cotton", Crassocephalum

macropappum

HDM64 Let Marefiya (Let Marefia, Marafiya, Lit M.) 09/39 [Gz Gu WO Wa]

(Lett-Maréfià) 0938'/3945' 2468 m

(1940s source: 0937'/3954' 2408 m),

see also under Ankober

Leta, Letta, a male personal name

HDE44 Leta 0831'/3849' 2101 m, 08/38 [Gz]

(with church Giyorgis), at mount Zikwala

leta (let'a) (A,O) 1. bare-back, non-saddled animal;

2. not pregnant, unmarried; 3. (O) /clothes/ without fringe;

kolfa (O) laughter; kolfi (O) key; button

HDK16 Leta Kolfe (Geldu, Jeldu, Djeldu) 09/38 [AA Gz]

0912'/3807' 2962 m

HDM72 Letche, see Liche

HDK02 Lete 0905'/3743' 1921 m, cf Lata 09/37 [AA Gz]

KCH38 Levi Abdulla Weyn (L. A. Uein) 06/46 [+ WO]

HEF32 Lewcho, see Liwcho

JDK71 Lewenaji (Lovenaggi, Lovenagge) 09/42 [Gz Ad Gu WO]

0941'/4236' 1516/1654 m

(sub-district & its centre in 1964)

leweso: lewwese (A) 1. knead flour for bread; 2. sink into mud;

3. strike forcefully; lewwesew (A) lost a litigation in court,

was fined

HDK71 Leweso (Sabart) 0941'/3740' 2460 m 09/37 [AA Gz]

HEF76 Lewlew 1130'/3956' 1362 m, north-east of Hayk 11/39 [Gz]

HDK62 Lewoso 0938'/3745' 2353 m, 09/37 [AA Gz]

near Guder river south of Abay river

leyehida: hida (O) root, vein, origin

HDU90 Leyehida 1046'/3921' 2804 m, 10/39 [Gz]

north-west of Were Ilu

HEK60 Leyin 1222'/3732' 1853 m, north of lake Tana 12/37 [Gz]

HFE98 Leyto 1424'/3914' 1996 m, north of Inticho, 14/39 [Gz]

near the border of Eritrea

?? Lezebsheha (Läzäbsheha), in Lasta 1600s 12/39? [x]

HEF50 Lgot, see Ligot

HEJ32 Li Lambaz Mariam 1958 m (=Lay L.Maryam?) 12/36 [WO Gu]

lib, libb (A) 1. heart; 2. courage; 3. spirit, attention

HDM46 Lib Argi 0927'/3955' 1258 m, 09/39 [Gz]

south-east of Ankober

libaan (Som) success, prosperity, blessing;

liibaan (Som) success, victory, triumph, prosperity, blessing

-- Liban, Liben, name of a Mecha Oromo tribe and of its region,

one of four groups making up the Afre in the 1500s;

also a present-day male name among the Borana

HEC94 Liban, see Liben

JBN63 Liban (area) 05/40 [WO Wa]

libana (O) incense

HDT38 Libanos 1018'/3913' 2615 m 10/39 [Gz]

H.... Libanos (centre in 1964 of Barna sub-district) 13/38 [Ad]

HDT48 Libanos kebele 10/39 [Ad]

in south Jema wereda at the middle of its northern border,

12-15 km south-southwest of Degolo; area 1,652 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HDT84 Libanos kebele 10/38 [Ad]

somewhat to the east in north Debre Sina wereda at its northern border,

7-14 km north-northeast of Mekane Selam; area 2,253 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HEE86 Libargye (Libarghie), see under Bete Hor 11/39 [+ WO]

libas (A) cover of /traditional/ book

HDK57 Libas 0931'/3812' 2475 m 09/38 [AA Gz]

(with church Tekle Haymanot)

libasa, name of a gada age grade among the Borana

libash (A) much-worn clothes starting to be in rags

HDL46 Libaso 0929'3900' 2654 m, north of Sendafa 09/38 [AA Gz]

JCF25 Libeli Aval (Libeh Aval) 0541'/4451' 330 m 05/44 [WO Gz]

?? Libella (emperor Yohannis was there in 1884) 12/39 [18]

-- Liben (Libän, Liban), confederation of four Oromo clans,

Liben, also occurring as a male individual name in modern time

HBU77 Liben (Libän) (plain in Sidamo) 0513'/3958' 05/39 [n]

HDS04 Liben 0958'/3756' 1127 m, north of river Abay 09/37 [Gz]

HDT00 Liben 1001'/3827' 1783 m 10/38 [Gz]

HEC94 Liben (Liban, Liven) 1141'/3657' 1872 m, 11/36 [Gz WO Gu It]

(with church Medhane Alem), south-west of lake Tana

HDS04 Liben wereda 1001'/3827' 1783 m, cf Liban, 10/38 [AA Gz n]

(-1962-1997-) (centre in 1964 = Kedie)

Coordinates would give map code HDT00


HBU83 Liben wereda (ctr in 1964 = Negele) (1964-2000-) 05/39 [Ad 20]

?? Liben Zikwala (visiting postman under A.A.) ../.. [Po]

?? Liben Zikwala sub-district (-1997-) ../.. [n]

-- Libido language (Amharic: Maräqo), see Marako

HEB44 Libka (Libca) 1117'/3603' 1220 m 11/36 [Gz]

liblibo: libleba (A) light burning, singeing;

liblib (A) bad language; liblabi (A) bran of flour

HEC88 Liblibo Maryam (Livelivuo Mariam), 11/37 [+ Ch Gu It]

(small church near shore), see under Bahir Dar

HEF01 Libo 1055'/3925' 3548 m, south-west of Dessie 10/39 [Gz]

HEK.. Libo (historical locality known from the 1600s), 12/37 [x]

north-east of lake Tana

HEK44 Libo (Amba Libo, Lebbo) 12/37 [Gz Gu]

1212'/3753' 2823, 3065 m, east of northern lake Tana

HEK65 Libo awraja (Libbo ..) 1220'/3800' 12/37 [Gz Ad]

(centre in 1959 = Libo, about 1964-1980 = Addis Zemen)

The awraja continued until 1974, containing the weredas

Belesa, Kemkem and Ibnat. It was succeeded by

Libo Kemkem wereda.

HEK34 Libo Giyorgis (L.Georgis) 1207'/3755' 12/37 [LM WO]

HEK35 Libo Iyesus (Libo Jesus) 12/37 [+ WO]

HEK33c Libo Kemkem wereda (.. Kamkam ..) (-1994-) 12/37 [n]

Created within the South Gondar Zone in 1974.

libs (A) 1. clothes; 2. the part of a hay-stack which

narrows towards the top

HEF83 Libse, see Mehal Amba Sudan

HEF83 Libso (Leebso, Lipso) (recorded in 1841) 1836 m 11/39 [WO Wa Ha]

HDL58 Libso Kidane Mihret (church) 0930'/3913', 09/39 [Gz]

south-west of Debre Birhan

libwa..: libb washa (A) cave of courage?

HDT07 Libwasha (Libuascia) 10/39 [+ WO]

HFE63 Licanos, see Likanos

HDM72 Licce, see Sariya

liche (O) stick, bat to strike with

HBK28 Liche (mountain) 0349'/3825' 1542 m 03/38 [WO Gz]

HDM52c Liche (Leche, Letche, Licce), west of Ankober, 09/39 [x 18]

used as capital by Menilek from about 1865

Within a radius of 10 km there is at

6E Bakiello (Bachiello)

HDM72 Liche (Lichie, Licce, Litce, Leche) 09/39 [MS Ad WO 18]

(ctr in 1964 of Werana wereda), see under Debre Birhan

HEC07 Lichma (Lich'ma, Licma, Lecma, Lekma) 10/37 [Gz Ch Gu WO]

(mountain) 1057'/3717' 3161/3296 m

licho b..: beret (bärät) (A) zeriba, thorn enclosure for cattle

HEM40 Licho Beret Giyorgis (Lich'o ..) 1210'/3925', 12/39 [Gz]

church west of Kobbo

HEM52 Licho Beret kebele (Lich'o Bärät ..) 12/39 [Gz]

in south-west Kobo wereda at its western border; area 2,974 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HDT46 Licho kebele (Lich'o ..) 10/39 [Ad]

centrally in south Kelela wereda stretching 15 km north/south to

the middle of its southern border and with the northernmost point

10 km south-southwest of Kelala settlement; area 5,555 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HDE29 Licurgo, see Likurgo

HC... Lida (centre in 1964 of Habiela Wendo sub-district) 06/38 [Ad]

HE... Lida (sub-district & its centre in 1964) 11/38? [Ad]

-- lideta k..: Kereyu, a main branch of Oromo

who advanced in the 1600s.

HEM01 Lideta Kereyu kebele (Ledäta Käräyu ..) 11/39 [Ad]

in central Guba Lafto wereda reaching its western border

between two "arms" towards the west, 8-15 km west of

Weldiya; area 2,488 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

?? Lidetta Maryam ../.. [x]

cave church south-west of Lalibela and north-west of Genete Maryam

lido: liido (Som) be weak

JCH39 Lido 0641'/4132' 890 m 06/41 [WO Gz]

-- Lieka, see Leka

HDK83 Liemat, see Lemat

H.... Liemen, see Lemen

HCT49c Liemu, see Lemu

HCU.. Liemu Mariam (church) 07/39 [Gu]

HCT98 Liencha (Liencia) (wide area), cf Lencha 08/39 [+ WO Gu]

HEC38 Lieu (Liyu, Alieyso) (mountain), 11/37 [Gu Gz WO]

1109'/3719' 2742, 3498 m, south-west of Debre May

HEC28 Lig Ambera (Lig), see Lij Ambera

HDS54c Liga, town in Awabel wereda 10/37 [20]

HET61 Liga (mountain) 1316'/3836' 2339 m, cf Lega 13/38 [WO Gz]

HDU64 Liga kebele (Lega ..) 10/39 [Ad]

in southernmost Gishe Rabel wereda along its southern border,

17-22 km south-east of Were Ilu; area 4,107 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

ligaba (A) official introducer, master of ceremonies

/at court/, royal chamberlain

HCT99 Ligaba (centre in 1964 of Hetosa sub-district) 08/39 [Ad WO Gu]

HCU90 Ligaba 0805'/3920' 08/39 [Gz]

HDF01 Ligaba 08/39 [Gu]

HFM00 Ligat 1428'/3923' 2247 m, 14/39 [Gz]

between Adigrat and Senafe

HEF66 Lige 1129'/3957' 1221 m, north-east of Hayk 11/39 [Gz]

HE... Liggo (centre in 1964 of Wulawula sub-district) 11/39 [Ad]

HEJ06 Ligiomi, see Lijomi

HDL58 Ligo 0932'/3913' 2677 m 09/39 [Gz]

HEF50 Ligot (Lgot) 1119'/3923' 2690 m, 11/39 [Gz]

amba in Wello, south-east of Mekdela

HEF.. Ligot sub-district (centre in 1964 = Gwasa Meda) 11/39 [Ad]

ligwam (A,T), lugama (O) bit of a bridle; (T) bridle, harness

HDT87 Liguama, see Lugama

JEA84 Lihadi 1139'/4008' 822 m, at the Mille river 11/40 [Gz]

JDG54 Lihadu (lakes, It: Laghi Lihadu) 09/40 [Ne WO]

HDR28 Liim Asterio (Liyim A.), see Digim Asterio

lij (A) son, child, young gentleman

HDT16 Lij Agba kebele (Lej .. ..) 10/39 [Ad]

centrally in Lay Bet & Tach Bet wereda, adjoining

Alem Ketema to its west and extending 5 km north/south;


[CSA 1994]

HDT16 Lij Agba Tekle Haymanot (church) 1004'/3858' 10/38 [Gz]

lij am..: ambera (Gurage) he did not eat

HEC28 Lij Ambera (Lijambera, Lig Ambera) (mountain) 11/37 [+ WO Gz]

1107'/3724' 3172, 3607 m

HEC28 Lij Ambera sub-district 11/37 [+ Ad]

(centre in 1964 = Keteb)

H.... Lij Nigus, in Damot 10/37 [En]

There was Jesuit mission in the 1620s.

HEJ06 Lijomi (Ligiomi, Legiome) 1148'/3710' 1810 m, 11/37 [Ch Gz Gu WO]

at the mouth of Little Abay into lake Tana

lik abo: lik (liq) (Geez, A) 1. chief, head /in religious context/,

scholar; 2. exact! absolutely! 3. measure, quantity, caliber of a gun;

liqq (A) stray /cattle/

abo see under abbo as first part of a name

HEJ47 Lik Abo (Likaba) (small island), see under Gorgora 12/37 [Ch WO]

likanos: Abba Liqanos, one of the "Nine Saints"

of the 500s

HFE63 Likanos (Licanos) 1409'/3844' 2119 m, 14/38 [+ Gu Gz]

mountain 2339 m, see under Aksum

JDA54 Liki (Lik'i, Liqi) 0836'/4011', west of Mechara 08/40 [Gz]

HC... Likimse Abela, not far from Awasa 07/38 [20]

liklik (liqliq) (A) rinsed, whitewashed

HEJ58 Liklik (Lik'lik', Liqliq) 1217'/3724' 1785 m, 12/37 [Ch Gz]

near Gorgora at northern shore of lake Tana

liko (Som) one who stands out among others

HEB43 Liko 11/35 [WO]

HET16 Liktaba 1249'/3901' 1926 m, north of Sekota 12/39 [Gz]

HC... Liku (in Sidama awraja) 06/38? [Ad]

HDE29 Likurgo (Licurgo) 08/39 [+ WO]

lil: liil- (O) whirl

HCA29 Lilibai (Liilibai) (plain, mountain), 05/35 [Ca WO n]

(with hot spring)

JDA08 Lilimis 0810'/4033' 1372 m 08/40 [Gz]

lilmo, lilmoo (O) needle /for sewing/

GDF23 Lilmu (mountain, cf Gara Lilmo) 08/34 [WO]

lilo (A) kite type of bird, Milvus migrans?

HDA94 Lilo 08/35 [WO]

HDL32 Lilo 0922'/3840' 2549 m 09/38 [AA Gz]

lilu, lillu (O) kind of shrub or small tree,

Piliostigma thonningii

HDE61 Lilu (village) 08/38 [x]

HDK58 Lilu 0934'/3814' 2225 m 09/38 [AA Gz]

lim (A) fine dust, flour; ber (A) gate, door;

-- Nuer, an ethnic group found also in Sudan

bar (Som) 1. livestock; 2. kind of palm, Hyphaene thebaica;

3. speck, spot, mark, stain; 4. half; 5. teach, introduce;

barr (Som) plain; baar (Som) tip, peak

GDD27 Lim Nuer Bar 0821'/3313' 284 m, 08/33 [WO Gz]

at a river being border of Sudan

lima: limma, liimmaa (O) kind of wild plant eaten as vegetable

HDK84 Lima (area) 09/37 [WO]

HES64c Limalimo 13/37 [LM]

HER19 Limama Mikael (church) 1248'/3729', 12/37 [Gz]

north of Gondar

HDE.. Liman (Leemaan), large village, same as Lemen?, 08/38 [20]

large village at 22 km distance from Tiya in direction Adadi

JDB58 Limar (area) 08/41 [WO]

limena (A) petition, request

HDK27 Limeni 0916'/3813' 2450 m, NW of Addis Alem 09/38 [AA Gz Po]

(=Limen? = sub-post office under Addis Abeba?)

JDB58 Limey 0839'/4129' 1387 m 08/41 [Gz]

limiti, limit'ii (O) very dark

HDG13 Limiti 0910'/3503' 1525/1559 m 09/35 [WO Gu Gz]

HEJ.. Limjour (on map of 1814), 11/37 [18]

west of lake Tana, at a little more southern latitude than Dek

JEN14 Limmo (mountain) 1248'/4015' 331 m 12/40 [WO Gz]

-- Limmu, Limu, a group of the Sadacha confederacy of Oromo

who formed the first modern Gibe state

HCR73 Limmu, see Kossa

HDC13 Limmu, see Limu

HDH88 Limmu (district) 0810'/3700' 09/36 [WO]

-- Limmu Enarya (.. Innarya) (historical small state)

HDC03 Limmu Saca, see Seka, Limu Seka

HEF73 Limo kebele 11/39 [Ad]

in easternmost Ambasel wereda, 2-7 km

east-southeast of Wichale; area 1,872 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HCS44 Limu (Lemo, Liemo?, Leimo?), cf Lemu 07/37 [Gz]

0737'/3757' 2339 m, north-east of Hosaina

?? Limu (in Chilalo awraja) ../.. [Ad]

(wereda & its centre in 1964)

HDA08 Limu 0811'/3535' 1762 m, near Gore 08/35 [Gz]

HDC13 Limu (Limmu) 0815'/3655' 1773 m, 08/36 [MS Po Gz]

(with sub-post office)

HDJ65 Limu 0936'/3705' 2570 m, near Shambu 09/37 [Gz]

HDC04 Limu awraja 0810'/3700' (-1964-1992-) 08/36 [Gz n]

(centre at least 1964-1980 = Agaro)

HCT39 Limu & Bilbilo wereda 07/39 [x]

(centre in 1967 = Bekoji?)

limu gel..: Gelila (A) the biblical name Galilee

HD... Limu Gelila (in Gudru awraja) 09/37? [Ad]

lume gen..: genet (gänät) (A,T) garden, paradise

HCR93 Limu Genet (in Limu awraja), see also Suntu

limu k..: kossa, qoossaa (O) kind of cattle disease

HCR93 Limu Kossa wereda (centre in 1964 = Suntu) 08/36 [Ad]

(Limmu Kosa ..)


limu se..: seka (säqa, säqqa) (A) edge of a cliff

/also other meanings/

HDC22c Limu Seka wereda (centre in 1964 = Atnago) 08/37 [Ad]

(Limmu Sakka ..)


?? Limu Shaye (visiting postman under Jimma) ../.. [Po]

HCS.. Limu wereda (Limo ..) 08/37 [Ad]


HD... Limu wereda (centre in 1964 = Gelila) 09/36 [Ad]


H.... Limzameg (centre in 1964 of Nabara sub-district) 10/37? [Ad]

HC... Lincho, with Danish mission station in the 1960s 07/39? [x]

HDT64 Lincho kebele (Linch'o ..) 10/38 [Ad]

in north Wegdi wereda somewhat to the east at its northern

border, 6-10 km north of Mahdere Selam; area 1,347 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HEJ34 Linkwatit (Linquatit) 12/37 [+ Ch WO]

HEF83 Lipso, see Mehal Amba Sudan, see also Libso

HEJ74 Lisag 1225'/3701' 2104 m, south-west of Chilga 12/36 [Gu Gz]

lisan (Ge'ez) tongue; lisene bahir (A) inlet

HC... Lisana (ctr in 1964 of Lisana Shashago sub-district) 07/37 [Ad]

HED84 Liscia, see Lashat

liset (lisät) (A) rock

?? Liset (visiting postman under Dessie) ../.. [Po]

lisha (A) abundant herbs which bend down by being very tall;

lesha (O) whip of hippo hide; lisho (O) hide of hippopotamus

HED84 Lisha (Liscia) 2463 m 11/37 [+ WO]

HET67 Lisha (Amba Liscia) 1313'/3906' 1864 m, 13/39 [Gz WO]

north-west of Samre

liso (Som) milk for oneself; lisso (southern Eth) whip

which can also be the symbol of a dignitary

HBK90 Liso (area) 04/37 [WO]

HBS00 Liso (area) 1052 m 04/37 [WO]

HDP09 Lisu (Tasu) 1002'/3630' 1781 m 10/36 [It Gz]

lit b..: bilen (A) iris or pupil of the eye

JDG56 Lit. Bilen (hot springs) 09/40 [Ne]

(full name? Italian littorale = coastline)

HDM64 Lit Marefiya, see Let Marefiya

HEL58 Litaka 1217'/3907' 2566 m, 12/39 [Gz]

north-east of Lalibela

HDK08 Liti 0905'/3819' 2353 m, see under Addis Alem 09/38 [AA Gz]

Little .., see Tinishu .., Tinshu ..

JCC12 Livata 05/41 [Wa]

HEC88 Livelivuo Mariam, see Liblibo Maryam

HDD59 Liven, see Bantu

HEC94 Liven, see Liban

?? Liware, see Lware

HEF32 Liwcho kebele (Lewch'o ..) 11/39 [Ad]

in eastern Kuta Ber wereda at a south-western border,

5-10 km south of Kuta Ber settlement and 10-16 km

north-west of Dessie; area 2,154 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HDR28 Liyim Asterio, see Digim Asterio

HEC38 Liyu, see Lieu

lizib d..: dingay (A) rock, stone

HDL18 Lizib Dingay (with church Gebri'el) 09/39 [Gz]

0909'/3912', north-east of Sendafa

JCE27 Llo Uen, see Ilo Un

lo (Som/H.Salt) cow

JEC01 Lo Ammadu, see Amadu

JDD27 Lo Wanagg (Lo Uanagg) (area) 1083 m 08/43 [+ WO]

JDD37 Lobila (area) 08/43 [WO]

HBP34 Lobuni 0450'/3606' 393 m, at Omo river 04/36 [WO Gz]

HBP42 Lobuni (area) 04/35 [WO]

lochu (O) feel nausea

JDA65 Lochu (mountain) 0841'/4019' 2402 m, 08/40 [Gz]

south-west of Gelemso

HDR24 Locman, see Lokman

HDH29 Loco, see Loko

GCT56 Locota, see Dokota

HCL50 Locu, see Leku

HDJ64 Locusafor, see Lokusafor

HDF01 Lodi 0812'/3928' 2450 m 08/39 [Gz]

JEJ34 Lofefle (Eylou) 1205'/4159' 472 m 12/41 [Gz WO]

GCU22 Loffe (river), see Gilo

JDJ.. Lofte circa 0925'/4220' (on map of 1814), 09/42 [18]

a little west of Funyan Bira

loga (O) 1. long and broad lance; 2. rebel, deserter;

looga 3. leaking thatch; tereter (A) ridge, chain of hills;

loge, logee (O) tall /in an ungraceful way/

HDK34 Loge Tereter (cliff) 0922'/3754' 09/37 [AA Gz]

JEB93 Loggia, see Logiya

logh: loog (Som) 1. banquet, feast; 2. slaughter animals

for a feast

JCH61 Logh 0655'/4052' 1248 m, 06/40 [WO Gz]

south-east of Ginir, see under Megalo

HDM83 Logheita (recorded in 1841) 09/39 [Ha]

JEB93 Loghia, see Logiya

HDG94 Logi (Loghi) (hill) 09/35 [+ WO]

HDE64 Logia, see Adam Tere

JEB93 Logiya (Loghia, Loggia, Logya) 1144'/4059' 394 m, 11/41 [Gz n Te Po]

near Tendaho, with plantation at some distance to the south-west

?? Logodoti, hills fringing eastern shore of lake Turkana 03/36? [n]

logol ch..: chakko (O) wild eatable plant

HFE27 Logol Chako (L. Ch'ak'o) 1345'/3908' 1659 m, 13/39 [Gz]

(with church Maryam), north-east of Abiy Adi

-- Lohu language, see Bussa

-- Lohu people, see Dullay

HBP18 Loia, see Loya & HDJ48

HC... Loisha (centre 1964 of Loma Koisha sub-district) 06/37 [Ad]

HDE64 Loja (Logia), see Adam Tere

lojo, lojoo (O) climbing beans

HCE90 Loke (Lok'e, Loqe) 0616'/3826' 2901 m, 06/38 [Gz]

south-east of Dilla

HCL.. Loke 0710'/3811' at 5 km from Awasa town 07/38 [Gz 20]

HBP23 Lokinach 0445'/3603' 383 m, at Omo river 04/36 [WO Gz]

HDR23 Lokman (Locman, Lokama) 1011'/3653' 1635 m, 10/36 [Wa Gz 18]

cf Jambir

loko, lokko, lookoo (O) kind of slim and tall tree,

Diospyros abyssinica, (A) 1. Cussonia holstii, with

stalks where leaves branch out from a common point;

2. bifurcated piece of wood

HDH29 Loko (Loco) 09/36 [+ WO]

HDJ85 Loko 0947'/3706' 2474 m, south of Alibo 09/37 [Gz]

JCP86 Loko 0802'/4114' 1454 m 08/41 [Gz]

HC... Lokte, in the Gidole region 05/37 [x]

lokte g..: goma (A) hornless /animal/

HC... Lokte Goma, in the Gidole region 05/37 [x]

HDJ64 Lokusafor (Locusafor), see uunder Shambu 09/37 [+ WO]

lol, lola (A) kind of forest tree, Ekebergia capensis,

also Pittosporum abyssinicum; lola (O) 1. drainage trench

for streaming water; 2. symbolic name for cattle; 3. battle,

fight, feud inside Oromo tribes as distinguished from

external war = dula; lole (A,O) servant, old retainer, vassal;

lolaa (O) flood; lolla, lollaa (O) wastewater

HCP73 Lola 0752'/3601' 2281 m 07/36 [Gz]

/this Lola?:/ state farm in the Arsi region

JDB67 Lola, see Loloha

JDB76 Lola 08/41 [WO]

JDB96 Lola, G. (area) 2208 m 08/41 [WO]

JDG19 Lolaya (Lolaia) 09/40 [+ WO]

lole, kind of tree, cf lola above; (lolé) (A) vassal, retainer;

lolee (O) manservant who looks after his master's horse/mule

H.... Lole (local centre) 07/39 [x]

HEF05 Lole (Melco) 1054'/3948' 1471 m, 10/39 [Gz WO]

south-east of Kombolcha

HCT57 Lolo 0741'/3903' 2525 m, south of Asela 07/39 [Gz]

HD... Lolo Osechi (in Gimbi awraja) 09/35? [Ad]

JDB67 Loloha (Lola) 0844'/4120' 1254 m 08/41 [Gz]

?? Lolotu (mountain in Sidamo) ../.. [Mi]

loma, loomaa (O) straight /tree/

HCJ69 Loma 0652'/3722' 721 m 06/37 [WO Ad Gz]

(wereda & its centre in 1964), also named Loma Bosa below

Coordinates would give map code HCJ58

JEH22 Loma (mountain) 1157'/4053' 443 m, west of Serdo 11/41 [WO Gz]

JEH23 Loma (crater) 1158'/4057' 436 m, west of Serdo 11/40 [Gz]

loma b..: bosa (O) slow, sluggish

HCJ69 Loma Bosa wereda 06/37 [Ad]


HCJ.. Loma Koisha sub-district (centre in 1964 = Loisha) 06/37 [Ad]

?? Loma wereda (centre in 1964 = Loma, later Bale), ../.. [Ad]

one of eight weredas within Kulo Konta awraja

HEC88 Lomamte 11/37 [Gu]

HCF70 Lome 0608'/3922' 1590 m 06/39 [WO Gz]

HDK78 Lome 0943'/3818' 2208 m, 09/38 [AA Gz]

south-west of Tulu Milki

HD... Lome wereda, cf Loma, Lomi,

at some distance from Adama/Nazret


lomi (A), loomii (O), lomin (T) lemon, lime, orange and the fruit

trees corresponding thereto, Citrus medica, C. aurantifolia

(C. aurantium); lomi (T) today, at present, nowadays

HDJ34 Lomi (area) 2930 m 09/37 [WO]

HDK87 Lomi 0948'/3809' 2077 m, 09/38 [AA Gz]


HDT16 Lomi 10/39 [WO]

HED.. Lomi (river joining the Abay) 11/37 [Ch]

?? Lomi Wenz (village in Simen) ../.. [x]

lomi wiha (A) citrus tree water?

HEF90 Lomi Wiha 1140'/3922' 2020 m, 11/39 [Gz]

south-west of Weldiya

HDT34 Lomi Wiha kebele (.. Weha ..) 10/38 [Ad]

in south-easternmost Wegdi wereda stretching to its eastern

border, 14-18 km south of Mahdere Selam; area 1,702 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HDH17 Lomicha (Lomich'a) 0912'/3622' 1560 m, 09/36 [Gz]

north-west of Nekemte

HDJ62 Lomicha 0938'/3647' 1523 m, 09/36 [Gz]

north-west of Shambu

HDJ72 Lomicha 0941'/3650' 1507 m, 09/36 [Gz]

north-west of Shambu

HFC37c Lomicha, see under Shar

HFE12 Lomorni (Lamorni) 1342'/3841' 1798 m 13/38 [Gz Gu]

HBP72 Lomuro 0511'/3555' 657 m 05/35 [WO Gz]

longi (T) slush

HDG96 Longi (Longhi) (lower L.) 09/35 [+ WO]

JCB05 Lontullo 05/41 [WO Wa]

HCA06c Loong (Lo'ong) (area) 05/35 [20]

in the plains north and west of Naita mountain

HE... Loorie, cf Lori 13/38 [x]

HBP02 Lopeemugath (area with sandy plains) 04/35 [WO]

HBP51 Loree Atone (Griaculamo, Gnaculamo) 05/35 [WO Gz]

0503'/3551' 616 m

HES.. Lori, 3269 m 13/38 [Gu]

HBP72 Loriolagnagal 05/35 [WO]

?? Lorotuk, in the lower Omo valley ../.. [n]

HBP51 Lorutur 0459'/3552' 655 m 04/35 [WO Gz]

loshisa d..: demera (dämära) (A) bonfire at the meskel feast

HDJ25 Loshisa Demera 0916'/3704' 2298 m, 09/37 [Gz]

south-west of Hareto

JDK35 Losle 0923'/4259' 1772 m, east of Jijiga 09/42 [Gz]

JDC65 Lota, see Gido Lola Sefer

?? Lote (in historical Gamo kingdom) ../.. [20]

HDT84 Lote & Jaro kebele (Lot'é .. ..) 10/39 [Ad]

in north-west Kelala wereda touching its western border,

5-10 km north-west of Kelala settlement; area 1,457 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HCH08 Lotse 0624'/3629' 1013 m 06/36 [Gz]

lotu, lootuu (O) 1. lizard; 2. kind of woman's ornament, a leather

band around the head from which strings with beads or shells

hang down

HDK01 Lotu, cf Lete 09/37 [WO 18]

HDH54 Loubet (Tulu Loubet) 09/36 [x]

(on French map of 1901, European-given name?)

HDE58 Loum (area), see under Mojo 08/39 [WO]

JDK71 Lovenagge (Lovenaggi), see Lewenaji

loya (O) Sporobolus indicus

HBP18 Loya (Loia) (mountain) 820 m 04/36 [+ WO]

HDE54 Loya (M. Loia) (area) 08/38 [+ WO]

HDJ58 Loya (Loia, Loja) 0930'/3722' 2365 m, 09/37 [+ WO Gz 18]

south-east of Shambu

HD... Loya Chomen sub-district (centre in 1964 = Aleltu) 09/37 [Ad]

HDM63 Loya Hager kebele (.. Hagär ..) 09/39 [Ad]

in south-east Debre Birhan Zuriya & Keyit wereda,

8-11 km east of Debre Birhan town and 13-16 km

north-west of Ankober; area 536 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

loz (A) 1. cultivated ground-nut, Arachis hypogaea;

2. almond, generally of a stone inside a fruit

?? Loza ../.. [20]

monastery within the range of the Imme Mihret mountains

HDM44 Loza kebele 09/39 [Ad]

centrally in southern Ankober wereda, 5-9 km south-east

of Ankober town and a little south-west of Aliyu Amba;

area 710 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HEE25 Loza kebele 11/38 [Ad]

in central Sayint wereda, 8-12 km east of Ajibar; area 3,259 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

HEJ89 Loza Maryam (Loza Mariam) 2241 m, 12/37 [+ Gu]

see under Azezo

JCP63 Lu Ku (Lucu, Luku) 0753'/4055' 1417, 1584 m 07/40 [Gz Wa WO 18]

GDE15 Lual 08/33 [WO]

GCT70 Lualun (area) 07/33 [WO]

HEF33 Luarke (Luarche), see under Dessie 11/39 [+ Gu]

KDA09 Lub (area), see Iub

luba (O) gada class recruited on the basis of genealogical

generations, not (as hariyya) on the basis of individual age

JFB21 Lubakdebot (Lubacdebot) 1350'/4047', 13/40 [+ WO Gz]

altitude -74 m, below sea level

lube: luba (O) age grade in the gada system; priest

HDA76 Lube 08/35 [WO]

HDL62 Lube 0939'/3837' 2618 m, south-west of Fiche 09/38 [Gz]

HDH58 Luber (Lubet), see Dale

lubu, lubbu (O) 1. heart, soul, will, life; 2. present; 3. larynx

HDK53 Lubu Teni (L. T'eni, Lubuteni) 0934'/3750' 2448 m, 09/37 [AA Gz]

see under Kachisi

HDG84 Luccasodo, see Buke

lucha (A), luuchaa (O) smooth hair,

luchaa (O) crude path on grass

HDE73 Lucha (Luch'a) 0847'/3845' 2133 m, 08/38 [Gz]

(with church Medhane Alem), near Akaki

HDB66 Lucha Kemila (Lucia Chemila) 08/36 [+ WO]

JDK47 Lucheiomis, see Lukeyomis

HCT46c Luchicha, in Albaso east of lake Langano 07/39? [x]

HDA87 Lucho (T. Lucio) (hill), see under Yubdo 08/35 [+ WO]

JDA66 Lucho (Gebel Lucio, Uluco, Uluku) (mountain) 08/40 [+ WO Gz]

0844'/4022' 2166, 2687 m

JDH05 Lucho (Luch'o) 0906'/4108' 1596 m, 09/41 [Gz]

east of Asbe Teferi

HBU30 Luchule, G. (area) 04/39 [WO]

HDB66 Lucia Chemila, see Lucha Kemila

GCM62 Lucie (small lake), see Achua

JCP63 Lucu, see Lu Ku

JCC79 Lucun, see Lukun

HEC75 Ludi Marev (church) 1936 m, 11/37 [It WO]

see under Yismala Giyorgis

GDE20 Luella 0824'/3328', near the border of Sudan 08/33 [WO Gz]

JDH47c Luftu, see Lafto

HDT87 Lugama (Liguama, Luguam), cf Lugwama 10/39 [Gz MS Ad WO]

MS: 1042'/3907'; Gz: 1039'/3906' 2544 m

(centre in 1964 of Aballo sub-district)

Within a radius of 10 km there are at

5E Dildiy kebele

7E Awatel kebele

9E Gishinet kebele

3SE Martikos kebele

4S Wishat kebele

9S Weske Beskut kebele

8SW Keneso kebele

10SW Bosena kebele

7W Tirtira kebele

7W Haro kebele

8W Teltele kebele

9W Gabesa kebele

9NW Gor kebele

10NW Werebo kebele

3N Wedegirtu kebele

7N Argit kebele

8N Kore kebele

6NE Birbirti kebele

9NE Gwol kebele

9NE Aselel kebele

HFF13 Lugde (Lugdo) 1339'/3943' 2397 m, near Agula 13/39 [Gz]

HEE65 Luget 1126'/3855' 2266 m, south-west of Bete Hor 11/38 [Gz]

lugo, luugo (O) 1. kinds of wild fig tree, big Ficus sycomorus,

the small Ficus palmata with edible fruit, etc;

2. horse bean pod; 3. "pulley" for hauling a boat across

a river; 4.(Harar O) Kalanchoe quartiniana, etc.

/there are 19 species of Kalanchoe in Ethiopia/

HCF91 Lugo (area) 06/39 [WO]

HDE87 Lugo 0857'/3903' 2437 m, near Chefe Donsa 08/39 [Gz]

HDK57 Lugo 0933'/3812' 1940 m 09/38 [AA Gz]

HDL44 Lugo 0926'/3851' 2493 m 09/38 [AA Gz]

JDJ26 Lugo 09/42 [Gu]

HDL00 Lugoma 0903'/3826' 2422 m, 09/38 [AA Gz]

near map code HDE90, see under Addis Alem

lugu, luguu (O) 1. to climb; 2. to suck the breast;

3. to plane wood; 4. to curl one's hair;

luuguu (O) to damage crop /is done by birds

HBR37 Lugu, G. (hill) 04/37 [WO]

luguam: lugwam (A) same as ligwam above

HDT87 Luguam, see Lugama

HFF04 Luguda (Lugud) 1338'/3947' 1708 m, 13/39 [Gz]

(with churches Medhane Alem and Mikael), south-east of Agula

lugut a..: adhi (Som) sheep and goats, herd

HDF83 Lugut Adh 08/39 [WO]

HDU50 Lugwama 1029'/3920' 2605 m, cf Lugama, 10/39 [Gz]

south-west of Were Ilu

luka (O) hind leg, thigh

HDG83 Lukasodo, see Buke

HCS83 Luke (village) 08/37 [x]

JDK47 Lukeyomis (G. Lucheiomis) (area) 09/43 [+ WO]

lukku, lukkuu (O) chicken; luko (O) short trousers

HDJ65 Luku 0940'/3704' 2437 m, north of Shambu 09/37 [Gz]

HDK04 Luku 0907'/3752' 1979 m, north of Ambo, 09/37 [AA Gz]

see under Ilfeta

JCP63 Luku, see Lu Ku

?? Lukui, place in the lower Omo valley ../.. [n]

JCC79 Lukun (Lucun) (mountain) 06/42 [WO]

lule, lulee (O) 1. heel; 2. straight and beautiful /person/

?? Lule Zone (visiting postman under Nazret) ../.. [Po]

HDU74 Lulge Seret kebele (Lulgé Särät ..) 10/39 [Ad]

in the north-westernmost corner of Efrata & Gidim wereda

at its border, 3-8 km south-west of Majete; area 1,932 hectares.

[CSA 1994]

lumame: lumami, lumamii (O) stain /on plough/

HDS15 Lumame (Lumamo) 10/37 [Gz MS Po]

MS: 1007'/3758'; Gz: 1015'/3756' 2307 m

(with sub-post office under Dessie)

HDS54c Lumame, town in Awabel wereda 10/37 [20]

HEC88 Lumame (Lumamie) (village with church) 11/37 [x Gu]

HEC88 Lumame Maryam (Lumami Mariam) (church), 11/37 [+ Ch]

in the Imfraz area near the shore of lake Tana

lume: lumm-ee (O) neck of ox

HDE57 Lume (in Ada district) 0838'/3907' 08/39 [n]

HDE57 Lume wereda (Lumie ..) (centre in 1964 = Mojo) 08/39 [+ Ad]

HCT30 Lumina, see Lamina

HEC16 Lungwalta (Lungualta) 10/37 [+ WO]

HFE76c Lunz (mountain 2425 m 14/39 [Gu]

HDK03 Lupo 0904'/3749' 2458 m, north of Ambo 09/37 [AA Gz]

lut (A,Harar O) Malva verticillata, widespread herb with

flowers in clusters on the stem, sometimes a weed

HDU75 Lute (Lut'e) 1038'/3952' 1408 m, 10/39 [Gz]

south-east of Kombolcha

lutu (O) stamen-like shoot of corn, sorghum, ensete, etc.

HDK46 Lutu (Lut'u) 0924'/3805' 1830 m 09/38 [AA Gz]

HDK78 Lutu (Lut'u) 0944'/3814' 2015 m, 09/38 [AA Gz]


HEH46 Luza (Cuza, Kuza) (mountain) 1211'/3620' 1451 m 12/36 [WO Gz]

Coordinates would give map code HEH47

H.... Lware (Liware) 13/38 [Ad +]

(sub-district & its centre in 1964)

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