Category: ትግርኛ
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ሕማም ሕርሲ – In labor – المخاض
[The following is used as a script for Negarit #70, which is made for the Negarit Youtube Channel.] According to popular wisdom, if you work hard, you succeed, but the skeptics add another condition to that: you work must be smart. However, there are very hard-working people, but they can never make ends meet. They
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Be Proud: Eritrea, the not so-tiny “Tiny Country”
This was first published on January 28, 2019. I used it as a background scrip for Negarit 69 under the title, “Be Proud”. It’s being republished for relevance. Is Eritrea tiny? How tiny is it? I will try to show that the myth about tiny Eritrea is simply a perception created by the chain of
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Negarit 68: Hope of Maidens
The following is the source of Negarit 68 fo my Youtube channel Tesfa Denagil is a very light shower, a shy rain, that comes just before the farmers begin ploughing their fields. Tesfa Denagil is a sign of good rains which means good harvest and prosperity. The cows will be well fed, there will be ample
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Music and Hallucinations
This is the source script for Negarit 67 of Jan 8, 2010 1. Tsehaitu Berakhi, Alamin Abdulatif, Abba Shawl and mythology Probably many do not know that Tsehaitu Berakhi became famous in Keren before she hit, the record disc fame. I know Tsehaitu, how could I forget the woman who harassed me as a child
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Negarit 66: ኸሊፋ ዓብደላ Khelifa AbdeAllah الخليفة عبدالله
In the end of November, a serious injustice happened in many parts of Eritrea, mainly in Seraye region. Like before, there was little coverage… and interest. Many people were arrested without charge, as usual, and pushed to unknown prisons. Of course, the victims were Muslims whose ready-made accusation is extremism. However, an extremist regime is
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Negarit 65: Calamity – ወደቃ – المصيبة
This is the source for my youtube video, Negarit 65. I have one (and similar) problem with the Saudi Heir-apparent and the Ethiopian prime minister: their support of Isaias Afwerki, the tormentor of Eritreans. I have talked enough about prime minister Abiy Ahmed, not much about Prince Mohammed, who is the main figure for today’s episode. I
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Negarit 64: ከደምቲ ስልጣን – The Sultan’s Servants – خدم السلطان
The following is the source for Negarit 64 at Youtube channel * Are divine beings Hitmen, Askhker, or a militia army? * What is the smallest unit of a society? Can we respect and care for a society if we do not respect and care for the individual units, be it large segments or citizens? * What’s
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Negarit 63: “ደቂ-ሰበይትዮ” ተዋሪደን – Misogyny – الجبناء والشتائم
[Negarit #63 published today, Dec 3, 2019//Saleh “Gadi” Johar 1. Women are still having a hard time since ages ago. 2. To the young: please do not listen to those who tell you, that you lack wisdom. Do not listen to that. 3. Since I will speak about the young, I also have to talk
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Negarit 62: ትሕትና – Humility – التواضع
The following is a rough transcript of Negarit #62, a video program published on tNov 28, 2019 _____________ 1. Now I have proof our culture needs revamping—in some aspects it stinks. 2. “Meseta Abeyuti, mezena naashtu“—friendship among older and younger people is shameful in out culture, they say Someone who tells you the shortcomings you
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Negarit 61: Are We Sabeans?
Some people believe belonging to a certain race makes them superior to others. Unfortunately, that racist and bigoted outlook of humanity is the basis for the inflated perception of self-worth. Sadly, living in ignorance under brutal warlords for ages, the psyche of certain races is thus shaped and it has religiously maintained an isolationist fenced culture. Extremely
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Negarit 60: ንፋስ ከሰላ – رياح كسلا – winds from Kassala
This is the script of Negarit 60, and the English translation of the Arabic speech in Kessela, Sudan. The aftermath of The Sudanese revolution that overthrew Al Bashir’s government is manifested in post regime change haggling among Sudanese political and social groups. What transpires in Sudan is believed to be very significant to Eritrea, and that’s why
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Eritrean Offspring of Muawya Bin Abu Sufyan
This is a partial script of Negarit 59–the first part of the episode was unscripted. 1.Awrajawyan Nkhun 2.Men eyyu Muawya? Entay ke b’eesu? His name is Muawya bin Abu Sufyan, the founder of the Ummayad dynasty (Ummawyeen) which was established in Damascus and reached to the south of France and to the borders of China—an
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Negarit 58: A Goatskin Filled With Butter
The following is the script for Negarit 58 (in Tigrinya) which was published on October 28, 2018 – #ሓርቢጠስሚ – حرب السمن# – #HarbiTesmi —————- In this episode, the topics are 1) Tilahun Gessese’s old song, 2) Harbi Tesmi, a goatsking filled with butter, and 3) The offsprings of Muwaya, the founder of the Ummayad dynasty. 1) Tilahun
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Negarit 57: ጽዊጽዋይ ወለዶይ – My ancestral myth – أسطورة نسبي
This is a script that I used for Negarit 57, my series on youtube recorded on October 9, 2019) Today I will tell you about my ancestry trail for the last 2300 years, and solidarity with the Catholics and Abuna Abraha Francoise, the man who should be canonized as a saint. I just discovered my
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Negarit 56: ሳዋን ግርማይን ዑመርን – Sawa Omar and Girmay -ساوا وجرماي و عمر
Last week two great Eritreans departed. Omar Hassen Omran, was buried in Kessela, Sudan and Girmay Kidane, Wedi Philipo, was buried in Milano, Italy A word to the forces of good, particularly Eritreans “End and Means”, or Grabbing the neck and the process of reaching that goal The tone of my last few videos was
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Negarit 55: ቆለ ፈውሲ ፋሺስት – Voodoo treats fascism – الزار يعالج الفاشية
Most of my stories are included in my book “Of Kings and Bandits” Today’s episode is more of a story aba Zarti, Qole, and my experience with it. Now let me say something to my readers who seem to be offended by my repeated mention of the term fascists”. They think I am insulting when
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Negarit 54: ፈረሰካ ኣይቱግዳእ ኣባባ – Appealing to the demon – رجاءً ياعفريت
This is written as notes for Episode 54 of NEGARIT, my YouTube channel which is delivered in Tigrinya—it’s not all a transcript by represents the main points discussed. I hope you enjoy it…. Last week I listened to an interview Semere Beyene of SBS conducted with Amanuel Sahle who explained his previous statements. I think he
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Negarit 53, Imam Ahmed Gragn – ኢማም ኣሕመድ ግራኝ – الإمام أحمد بن إبراهيم
This is written as notes for Episode 53 of NEGARIT, my YouTube channel which is delivered in Tigrinya—it’s not all covered because of time limitations. Today, the main topic is Imam Ahmed Bin Ibrahim, known in Abyssinia as Ahmed Gragn, but I will have a number of inter-related topics in between—in no specific order. I
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ኣሸንዳን “ትግርኛን” Ashenda and “Tigrigna” أشنده والتجرنية
1. Ashenda: Tigraians heard my advice of last year. 2. AshanadaH (Kick Boxing): Memhir Amanuel Sahle assaulted us (Tesahiluna) using tgrinya. 3. Statue: How about erecting a statue for Imam Ahmed Gragn? If you remember, in last year’s Ashenda the Tigrayans were inflamed because it seems they faced hindrances in holding the festival at the
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بالبركة يا سودان
أود أن أهنئ الشعب السوداني على التصميم الذي أظهره للوصول إلى حفل توقيع الاتفاق، ويعلم الجميع أن الطريق إلى هذا الاتفاق مروي بدماء الشهداء السودانيين، واستشهادهم لم يكن سدىً و سوف يتتذكره التأريخ بأجلال وإعجاب إلى الأبد. كإريتري ، أعتقد أن رائحة بخور الصندل في السودان لابد أن تهب على إريتريا واننا ندعي الشراكة في