This paper discusses several problems in the grammar of Classical Ethiopic that defy unambiguous solutions. Some of these problems result from the nature of the Ethiopic writing system which does not ...

The four laryngeal rules of Classical Ethiopic, as established before, are analysed again with respect to the later Ethiosemitic languages, especially Tigrinya, where most rules are preserved. Some ...

WITHIN recent years it has been recognised that the legends and epics of ancient peoples are something more than collections of quaint and amusing tales, that they have a scientific value, and that ...