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The Suri are an agro-pastoral people and inhabit part of the South western Ethiopia of West Omo Zone Suri woreda in Ethiopia,while the other groups live partly in neighbouring South Sudan. [3] The Suri population was 20,622 in 1998 (census est.) [3] and ca. 32,000 in 2016. The Suri are culturally similarly related to the Mursi. [4]
High points include Mt shologoy or (Mountain Naita)(2560 meters) on the Ethiopian-South Sudanese border. According to a 2004 report, Suri woreda had 26 kilometers of dry-weather roads, for an average road density of 5 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers. [2] This lack of roads means remote locations are accessible only by air.
Suri (Churi, Dhuri, Shuri, Shuro), is a Surmic language spoken in the West Omo Zone of the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region in Ethiopia, to the South Sudan border by the Suri. The language has over 80% lexical similarity to Mursi . [ 3 ]
West Omo or Mirab Omo is a Zone in the Ethiopian South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region. [1] West Omo is located at Ethiopia’s southern margin, where Maji and Surma woredas are bordering Kenya, encompassing the area to the west of the Omo River. The area is dominantly inhabited by the Dizi, Suri and Me'enit communities. [2]
The Baale language, Baleesi or Baalesi is a Surmic language spoken by the Baale or Zilmamo people of Ethiopia, and by the Kachepo of South Sudan. [2] It is a member of the southwest branch of the Surmic cluster; [3] the self-name of the language and the community is Suri, which is the same as that of the Suri language, [4] evoking an ethnonym that embraces the Tirma, Chai (or T'id), and Baale ...
The Ethiopian government has so far been unable to defeat Fano militarily, though Fano has been unable to capitalize on this politically due to its highly decentralized nature. [ 23 ] On 1 January 2025, Fano claimed to have killed Lieutenant Colonel Teka Mekebo Mohammed, the commander of the Ethiopian Army 's 48th Division, and a deputy ...
Mursi is closely related (over 80% cognate) to Me'en, Suri, Kwegu, and tribes in South Sudan such as Murle, Didinga, Tennet and Boya. According to the 1994 national census, there were 3,163 people who were identified as Mursi in the SNNPR; 3,158 spoke Mursi as their first language, while 31 spoke it as their second language. [ 7 ]
It broadcasts independent news, educational, and entertainment programs in 14 Ethiopian languages and three international languages on radio and TV. Media Coverage The Organization has been broadcasting for 119 hours per week on Radio and 24 hours a day on TV covering 100% of the region by FM and AM Radio waves and more than 70% by TV using ...