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Lamlameta is a traditional mancala game played by the Konso people living in the Olanta area of central Ethiopia. It was first described in 1971 by British academic Richard Pankhurst. It is usually played by men. The name "Lamlaleta" means "in couples".
Alemungula is a traditional mancala game played by the people living along the border of Ethiopia and Sudan. The name "Alemungula" is specifically used by the Wataweat people of the Asosa-Beni Sangul area, while essentially the same game is called Um el Bagara by the Baggara people of Sudan. Another name used in Sudan for the same game is Mangala.
Latho is a traditional solitaire game played by the Dorzé people of Ethiopia. The equipment needed to play the game is similar to that used for mancala games, i.e., a board with 2 rows of 6 "pits", and 30 counters ("seeds"). The game was first described by British academic Richard Pankhurst in 1971.
Senterej (Amharic: ሰንጠረዥ sänṭäräž), also known as Ethiopian chess, is a regional chess variant, the form of chess traditionally played in Ethiopia and Eritrea. It was the last popular survival of shatranj. According to Richard Pankhurst, the game became extinct sometime after the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in the 1930s.
Eskista (Amharic: እስክስታ) is a traditional Amhara cultural dance originated by the Amhara ethnic group [1] in Ethiopia. Due to the widespread influence of the Amhara people, the dance is performed in almost every corner of the country and has gone viral internationally, becoming a global trend celebrated by diverse audiences.
Kukulu is an endless runner video game developed by Ethiopian video game company Qene Technology, which is located in Addis Ababa, and published by Gebeya.It is the first 3D video game in the Ethiopian video gaming industry, and available on iOS and Android versions. [1]
The masenqo (Amharic: ማሲንቆ; Tigrinya: ጭራ-ዋጣ (ዋጣ), also known as masinko or mesenko [1], is a single-stringed bowed lute commonly found in the musical traditions of Eritrea and Ethiopia. [2] As with the krar, this instrument is used by Ethiopian minstrels called azmaris ("singer" in Amharic) . [3]
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