Mekan

Mekan

Mekan is a name formerly used to refer to an ethnic minority in southwest Ethiopia, now referred to as "Me'en". The population of this minority was listed in the 1998 census as 56,585. They speak Me'en, a Nilo-Saharan language of the Surmic grouping. The Me'en include the highland Tishena who are agriculturalists and the lowland Bodi who are pastoralists.

References

*Abbink, Jon G. 1990. "Tribal Formation on the Ethiopian Fringe: Toward a History of the 'Tishana'." "Northeast African Studies". Volume 12.1: pp. 21-42.

*Abbink, Jon G. 1991. "The Deconstructions of Tribe: Ethnicity and Politics in Southwestern Ethiopia." "Journal of Ethiopian Studies". Volume 24: pp. 1-21.

*Abbink, Jon G. 1992. "An Ethno-Historical Perspective on Me'en Territorial Organization (Southwest Ethiopia)." "Anthropos". Volume 87.4/6: pp. 351-364.


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