AFRICAN
AFRICAN AMERICAN
PHILOSOPHY
Other philosophical traditions,
such as African philosophy,
are rarely considered by
foreign academia.
AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY
KEBRA NAGAST
GE'EZ LANGUAGES
GE'EZ SCRIPT ORIGINS
AFROFUTURISM
FUTUROLOGY
ONTOLOGY
UBUNTO
BANTU
CICIBA BANTU
BANTU LANGUAGES
TIMBUKTU
UNIVERSITY OF SANKORE
AFRICAN SCHOOL LINKS
AFRICAN AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY LINKS
Wikipedia
THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
http://en.wikipedia.org
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AFRICAN
PHILOSOPHY
AFRICAN
PHILOSOPHY
Since emphasis is mainly placed on
western philosophy as a reference
point, the study, preservation and
dissemination of valuable, but the
lesser known, many non-Western
philosophical works face many
obstacles.
Key African philosophers include the
Fulani Uthman Dan Fodio, founder of
the Sokoto Caliphate of Northern
Nigeria and Umar Tall of Senegal;
both were prolific Islamic scholars.
The Kebra Negast contains not only a
source of the Kings of Ethiopia but
a window into African philosophy, as
the text undergirds the beliefs of
Ethiopian Christians and Rastafarians.
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THE
KEBRA
NAGAST
THE
KEBRA
NAGAST
The Kebra Nagast,
The Book of the
Glory of Kings,
is an account written in Ge'ez
of the origins of the Solomonic
line of the Emperors of Ethiopia.
The text, in its existing form,
is at least seven hundred years
old, and is considered by many
Ethiopian Christians and the
Rastafarians to be an inspired
and a reliable account.
Not only does it contain an account
of how the Queen of Sheba met Solomon,
and about how the Ark of the Covenant
came to Ethiopia with Menelik I, but
contains an account of the conversion
of the Ethiopians from the worship of:
sun,
moon,
stars,
to that of the
"Lord God of Israel".
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THE
KEBRA
NAGAST
LINKS
SACRED-TEXTS.COM
http:///www.sacred-texts.com/
KEBRA NAGAST
http://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/kn/
Wikipedia
THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kebra_Negast
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GE'EZ
LANGUAGE
GE'EZ
LANGUAGE
Ge'ez is an ancient South Semitic
language that had developed in the
current region of Eritrea and the
northern Ethiopia in the Horn of
Africa, as the language of the
peasantry.
It later became the official language
of the Kingdom of Aksum and Ethiopian
imperial court.
Today Ge'ez remains only as the main
language used in the liturgy of the
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church,
the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church,
the Ethiopic Catholic Church, and also
the Beta Israel Jewish community.
However, in Ethiopia Amharic (the main
lingua franca of modern Ethiopia) or
other local languages, and in Eritrea
and Tigray Region in Ethiopia Tigrinya
may be used for sermons.
GE'EZ LANGUAGE
Wikipedia
THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ge'ez_language
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GE'EZ
SCRIPT
ORIGINS
GE'EZ
SCRIPT
ORIGINS
The Ge'ez or Ethiopic script possibly
developed from the Sabaean/Minean script.
The earliest known inscriptions in the
Ge'ez script date to the 5th century BC.
At first the script represented only
consonants. Vowel indication started
to appear in 4th century AD during
the reign of king Ezana, though might
have developed at a earlier date.
Notable Features:
Type of writing system:
abugida.
Writing direction:
left to right in
horizontal lines.
Each symbol represents a syllable
consisting of a consonant plus a
vowel.
The basic signs are modified in a
number of different ways to indicate
the various vowels.
There is no standard way of
transliterating the Ge'ez
script into the Latin alphabet.
OMNIGLOT
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/ethiopic.htm/
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GE'EZ
LINKS
Amharic-English dictionary
http://www.amharicdictionary.com/
Ethiopian Collections
British_Library
http://www.bl.uk/collections/ethiop.html/
Ethiopian History.Com
http://www.ethiopianhistory.com/
Ethiopian Reporter.com
http://www.ethiopianreporter.com/
Ethiopic
http://www.ethiopic.com/
Ethnologue
http://www.ethnologue.com/
OMNIGLOT
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/ethiopic.htm/
TERTULLIAN
http://www.tertullian.org/
Tigrinya and Afaan Oromo
Online radio in Amharic
http://www.ethiozena.net/
Senamirmir Projects
http://www.senamirmir.com/
GE'EZ LANGUAGE
Wikipedia
THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ge'ez_language
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AFROFUTURISM
AFRO-FUTURISM
AFROFUTURISM
AFRO-FUTURISM
Afrofuturism,
Afro-futurism,
is an African diaspora subculture
whose thinkers and artists see
science, technology and science
fiction as means of exploring the
black experience and finding new
strategies to overcome oppression.
the Sociologist James Hughes has
identified afrofuturism as a current
within the democratic transhumanist
ideology and movement.
Wikipedia
THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrofuturism
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AFROFUTURISM
AFRO-FUTURISM
LINKS
Afrofuturism.net
http://www.afrofuturism.net/
Afro-Netizen
http://www.afro-netizen.com/
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FUTUROLOGY
FUTUROLOGY
The study or forecasting
of potential developments,
as in science,
technology,
society,
using current conditions
and trends as a point of
departure.
FUTURISTICS
Branch of knowledge,
discipline,
field of study,
subject area,
subject field,
bailiwick,
subject,
field,
study,
a branch of knowledge;
"in what discipline
is his doctorate?";
"teachers should be
well trained in their
subject";
"anthropology:
is the study of
human beings".
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ONTOLOGY
ONTOLOGY
Ontology is the theory of objects
and their ties. Ontology provides
criteria for distinguishing various
types of objects (concrete and the
abstract, existent and non-existent,
real and ideal, independent and
dependent) and their ties (relations,
dependences and predication).
Contemporary ontology is developed by
philosophers and scientists working in
artificial intelligence, data-bases
theory and natural language processing.
we may therefore distinguish between
ontology as conceptual analysis and
ontology as technology.
Ontology
http://www.formalontology.it/
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UBUNTU
UBUNTU
Ubuntu, a Bantu word,
defines what it means
to be truly human.
We affirm our humanity
when we acknowledge that
of others.
WHAT IS UBUNTU?
The word 'Ubuntu' originates from
one of the Bantu dialects of Africa,
and is pronounced as uu-Boon-too.
It's traditional African philosophy
that offers us an understanding of
ourselves in relation with the world.
According to Ubuntu, there exists a
common bond between us all and it is
through this bond, and through our
interaction with our fellow human
beings, that we discover our own
human qualities.
As the Zulus would say,
"Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu",
which means that a person
is a person through other
persons.
We affirm our humanity
when we acknowledge that
of others.
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BANTU
"Bantu"
means
"people"
in many
Bantu languages.
BANTU
Bantu is a general term for over
400 different ethnic groups in
Africa, from Cameroon to South
Africa, united by a common
language family,
(the Bantu languages) and in
many cases common customs.
"Bantu" means "people"
in many Bantu languages.
Wikipedia
THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantu
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THE
CENTRE
INTERNATIONAL
DES
CIVILISATIONS
BANTU
CICIBA
THE
CENTRE
INTERNATIONAL
DES
CIVILISATIONS
BANTU
CICIBA
The Centre International des
Civilisations Bantu (CICIBA)
is a cultural organization
based in Gabon.
Established at the initiative
of Gabonese president Omar Bongo
on January 8, 1983, it is the
world's primary organization
dedicated to the study of the
Bantu people.
CICIBA's member
inations include:
Angola,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Comoros,
Congo,
Democratic Republic of Congo,
Equatorial Guinea,
Gabon, Rwanda,
São Tomé and Príncipe,
Zambia.
CICIBA
Centre International
des Civilisations Bantu
http://www.ciciba.org/
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BANTU
LINKS
AFRIKANSKA SPRÅK
http://www.african.gu.se/
BANTU
http://www.humanistictexts.org/bantu.htm/
METAFRO.BE
http://www.metafro.be/
NATIONAL SOMALI
BANTU PROJECT
http://www.bantusupport.pdx.edu/
Somali Bantu
http://www.somalibantu.com/
SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY
http://www.sahistory.org.za/
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BANTU
LANGUAGES
BANTU
LANGUAGES
The "Bantu languages"
technically:
"Narrow Bantu languages"
constitute a grouping
belong to the
Niger-Congo family.
This grouping is deep down in the
genealogical tree of the Bantoid
grouping, which in turn is deep
down in the Niger-Congo tree.
By one estimate, there are 513
languages in the Bantu grouping,
681 languages in Bantoid, and
1,514 in Niger-Congo.
Bantu languages spoken basically
east and south of the present day
nation of Nigeria; i.e., in the
regions commonly known as central
Africa, east Africa, and southern
Africa.
Parts of this Bantu chunk of Africa
also have languages from outside the
Niger-Congo family.
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BANTU
LANGUAGES
LINKS
Bantu Languages
on the Net
http://www.bantu-languages.com/en/
National Somali
Bantu Organization
http://www.somalibantu.com/
Comparative Bantu
Online Dictionary
http://www.cbold.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr/
Bantu online resources
http://www.bantu-languages.com/en/
Proto-Bantu prefixes
(in French)
http://www.bantu-languages.com/fr/
Etymology Dictionary
http://www.etymonline.com/
Adaptation of English
loanwords in Chichewa
http://www.multilingual-matters.net/
Journal of West
African Languages
http://www.journalofwestafricanlanguages.org/
Wikipedia
THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantu_languages/
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TIMBUKTU
TIMBUKTU
Timbuktu
Archaic English:
Timbuctoo;
Koyra Chiini:
Tumbutu;
French:
Tombouctou,
is a city in Mali,
West Africa.
It is home to the prestigious
Qur'anic Sankore University
and other madrasas, and was an
intellectual and spiritual
capital and centre for the
propagation of Islam throughout
Africa in the 15th and 16th
centuries.
Its three great mosques,
Djingareyber,
Sankore,
Sidi Yahya,
recall Timbuktu's
golden age.
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THE
UNIVERSITY
OF
SANKORE
SANKORE
MADRASAH
Sankoré Madrasah,
The University of Sankoré,
Sankore Masjid,
is one of three ancient
centers of learning
located in Timbuktu,
Mali, West Africa.
The three mosques
of Sankoré,
Djinguereber Mosque,
Sidi Yahya compose
the famous University
of Timbuktu.
Madrasah means
school/university
in Arabic and also
in other languages
associated with
Muslim people.
Wikipedia
THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankore_University
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THE
UNIVERSITY
OF
SANKORE
LINKS
Sankore Manuscript Project
http://www.sankore.org/
Timbuktu Educational Foundation
http://www.timbuktufoundation.org/
Timbuktu Heritage Institute
http://www.timbuktuheritage.org/
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AFRICAN
SCHOOL
LINKS
African Schools Trust
http://www.africanschoolstrust.org.uk/
Build African Schools
http://www.buildafricanschools.org/
School Net Africa
http://www.schoolnetafrica.net/
School Net SA
http://www.school.za/
South Africa Partners
http://www.sapartners.org/
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AFRICAN
AMERICAN
PHILOSOPHY
LINKS
African-American
Philosophy Resources
http://http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~janzb/afphil/afamres.htm/
African American Registry
http://www.aaregistry.com/
African Bookstore
http://www.africanbookstore.net/
African History
http://www.africanhistory.com/
Africa Resource Center
http://www.africaresource.com/
AFROMET
http://www.afromet.org/
The American
Philosophical Association
http://www.apaonline.org/
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Amharic-English dictionary
http://www.amharicdictionary.com/
Buzzle Web Portal
http://www.buzzle.com/
Dictionary of Modern
American Philosophers
http://www.pragmatism.org/dmap/
EPISTEME LINKS
http://www.epistemelinks.com/
ETHIOLINK
http://www.ethiolink.com/
HISTORY FOR KIDS
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/africa/index.htm/
JAH-RasTafarI.com
http://www.JAH-RasTafarI.com/
JOURNAL ON
AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY
http://www.africanphilosophy.com/
MOON CHILD
http://www.moonchild.ch/
Ontology
http://www.formalontology.it/
PHILWEB
http://www.phillwebb.net/
Society for the Study
of Africana Philosophy
http://www.africanaphilosophy.net/
Yebbo Communication Network
http://www.yebbo.com/
Amharic language
Wikipedia
THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amharic_languageAmharic_language
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