Browsing by Author "Tadesse, Eshetu"

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    Focus and Copula in Oromo: A Typological Study Across Six Dialects
    (Addis Ababa University, 2021) Tadesse, Eshetu; Meyer, Dr. Ronny
    I would like to thank my advisor Dr. Ronny Meyer. He taught me several courses in the Ph.D. linguistics program and from whom I learned a lot. I got almost all of the materials used in the present study from him. Dr. Meyer read this study several times from the proposal level up to its present form. In the process, he has given me several constructive and valuable comments, suggestions, and guidance for the improvement of this dissertation, i.e., to appear in its present form. He is also very caring, helpful, and was very kind towards me in the process of working on this project and ever since I have known him. Hence, had it not been for his productive and important supervision, comments and suggestions this study would have been impossible. I want to extend my gratitude to my friend Eyob Keno because he has provided me with a laptop computer which I used throughout my study in the Ph.D. project. Additionally, Eyob has arranged a reading room for me where I studied at least for a year during the course work of the first year of the Ph.D. program. I am also very grateful to Dr. Garoma Kena who has helped me morally and financially. His help was very important to me because I received it during the very difficult and desperate times I had while I was staying in Addis Ababa for the Ph.D. study. I am highly indebted to my friends Dr. Hunde Terefe and Dr. Fikru Tafesse for their financial support and Dr. Luche Tadesse, Meseret Mulatu, and Zelalem Regassa for their consistent moral support. Finally, I would like to thank Dilla University for granting me a study leave and for funding my study as a whole and Addis Ababa University for giving me financial support
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    Sound Correspondences and Change: A Comparative Study of Burji, Hadiyya, Kambaata, Sidaama and Gedeo
    (Addis Ababa University, 2010-06) Tadesse, Eshetu; Gensler, Orin (Professor)
    This study is about sound correspondences and change of twenty-four consonant phonemes and five vowel phonemes in Highland East Cushitic languages (Burji, Hadiyya, Kambaata, Sidaama and Gedeo). The objective was to identify and establish phonological correspondences, to deduce sound changes and to contribute to the development of historical and comparative study of the Cushitic languages and of HEC. Data was collected from Hudson’s Comparative Highland East Cushitic Dictionary. Then, the collected data were analyzed within the framework of the comparative method. The results of the analysis show that most of the consonant phonemes correspond regularly among the languages. Some non-identity correspondences were also identified. Irregular correspondences of some sounds were also noted among the languages
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    Studies on Status of Stored Grain Insect Pests of Major Cereal Crops Grown in Sebeta Awas Woreda Oromia Regional State Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2019-01-29) Tadesse, Eshetu; Getu, Emana (Professor)
    Cereals crops are mostly cultivate for the purpose of consumptions and commercial uses. Cereals crops also are cultivated for the industrial raw materials. The study insects pest and local community perception on their pest status in Sebeta Awas Woreda, Oromia Regional State was carried out from August 2018 to August 2019. The main objective of the current study is to investigate the status of stored grain insect pests of major cereals grown in the Sebeta Awas District. .A total numbers of 125 respondents were randomly selected for both quantities and qualitative data collection through questionnaires and interviewees. The data were analyzed by using simple descriptive statistical methods such as frequency and percentage. All the respondent background information and dominant cultivated crops were collected from each respondent. The majority of respondents were male and their main source of income was from crop cultivation Cereal crops such as Barely, Wheat, Sorghum, Teff and Maize were the dominantly cultivated crops in the study area. All respondents reported that they had pest problems. The major pests were insects, nematodes, rodents, birds and wild animals. The majority of respondents faced pest problems (insects). Cereals crops were most susceptible to damage by insect pests. Cereal crops such as Barely, Wheat, Sorghum, Teff and Maize were damaged after storage at the warehouse by different kinds of insects such as termites, lesser grain borer , warehouse moth and maize weevil. Thus proper controlling methods need to be used to reduce grain loss in storage due to insect’s pests. The most common methods used were application of pesticides, mechanical control, biological control, physical control cultural control and chemical control. Most respondents were able to use cultural and chemical control methods in the study area.
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    Studies on the Status of Stored Grain Insect Pests of Major Cereal Crops in Sebeta Awas Woreda, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2019-01-01) Tadesse, Eshetu; Getu, Emana (Professor)
    Cereals crops are mostly cultivate for the purpose of consumptions and commercial uses. Cereals crops also are cultivated for the industrial raw materials. The study insects pest and local community perception on their pest status in Sebeta Awas Woreda, Oromia Regional State was carried out from August 2018 to August 2019. The main objective of the current study is to investigate the status of stored grain insect pests of major cereals grown in the Sebeta Awas District. .A total numbers of 125 respondents were randomly selected for both quantities and qualitative data collection through questionnaires and interviewees. The data were analyzed by using simple descriptive statistical methods such as frequency and percentage. All the respondent background information and dominant cultivated crops were collected from each respondent. The majority of respondents were male and their main source of income was from crop cultivation Cereal crops such as Barely, Wheat, Sorghum, Teff and Maize were the dominantly cultivated crops in the study area. All respondents reported that they had pest problems. The major pests were insects, nematodes, rodents, birds and wild animals. The majority of respondents faced pest problems (insects). Cereals crops were most susceptible to damage by insect pests. Cereal crops such as Barely, Wheat, Sorghum, Teff and Maize were damaged after storage at the warehouse by different kinds of insects such as termites, lesser grain borer , warehouse moth and maize weevil. Thus proper controlling methods need to be used to reduce grain loss in storage due to insect’s pests. The most common methods used were application of pesticides, mechanical control, biological control, physical control cultural control and chemical control. Most respondents were able to use cultural and chemical control methods in the study area.