Contact Set Kambaata - Wolaytta

by Yvonne Treis & Deginet Wotango Doyiso

How long have Focus Group and Neighbour Group people been in contact overall?

At least since the mid of the 19th century.

cf. map in Braukämper 1983: 60

What is the overall time frame when the largest number of people had the most opportunities for interaction?

We don't know

How long have Focus Group and Neighbour Group peoples been forming families with each other for?

since they settle beside each other

What’s the time frame of densest contact between Focus Group and Neighbour Group as far as family formation is concerned?

It was probably more common in the past, nowadays people are more and more ethnically segregated.

How long have Focus Group people and Neighbour Group people worked together for?

The current work-related contact probably started after the mid-nineties.

The towns started to develop in Kambaata in the mid-nineties, first hotels were built, the economy diversified and this enabled the employment of labourers.

What is the time frame when the largest number of people had the most opportunities for interaction in the labour domain?

Steadily increasing since the mid-nineties.

The DEMEand of domestic and construction worker is steadily is steadily increasing. Since the population is growing there is also a growing supply of labourers.

How long have Focus Group and Neighbour Group people been in contact in the local community?

since they settled beside each other

What is the time frame when the largest number of people had the most opportunities for interaction in the local community?

Before the present political system (before 1994)

After 1994 ethnic-based boundaries were drawn and ethnic-based settlement patterns were promoted.

How long have Focus Group and Neighbour Group people traded for?

Probably since they live beside each other

What is the time frame when the largest number of people had the most opportunities for interaction in trade?

Recent increase of W. people engaged in trade in K. (in the last couple of years due to political problems that forced W. to leave Hawassa and Shashemane).

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