Discussion - KUSH AND CUSHITIC Language, History, Race, and Religion
Sat, Oct 11
|Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
KUSH AND CUSHITIC: Language, History, Race, and Religion explores the deep cultural legacy of ancient African civilizations and their impact on language, identity, and faith. A powerful look at the roots and relevance of Kush and Cushitic history today. Don't miss it!
Time & Location
Oct 11, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
About The Event
ኩሽ እና ኩሻዊ
ቋንቋ፣ ታሪክ፣ ሀይማኖት፣ እና ነገድ
ኩሽ እና ኩሻዊ ኩሽ በሀገር ስምነት የሚወክለውን ጥንታዊ ሀገር፣ በዚያ ሀገር ይኖሩ የነበሩ ህዝቦች ማንነት እና የነበራቸውን ስልጣኔ፣ በመፅሀፍ ቅዱስ ያለውን የኩሽ አጠቃቀም፣ እንዲሁም ኩሻዊ በመባል የሚታወቁት ቋንቋዎችን እና ተናጋሪዎቻቸውን በጥልቀት ቃኝቷል። ኩሽ ከመፅሀፍ ቅዱሱ አጠቃቀም እና ከጥንታዊ የኩሽ መንግሥት ጋር አንዳንዴ እየተደባለቀ በኢትዮጵያ ታሪክ መቅረቡንም ዳስሷል። ኩሽ በሚል ይጠቀስ ከነበረው ሀገር እና በዚያ ከሚኖሩ ህዝቦች ጋር አሁን ያለው ኩሸቲክ/ኩሻዊ የሚለው የቋንቋ ቤተሰብ ስያሜ አጠቃቀም የሚያገናኘው ነገር መኖር አለመኖሩን ሰፋ አድርጎ ቃኝቷል።
Kush/Cush and Cushitic: Language, History, Race, and Religion offers a multifaceted examination of the term “Kush/Cush” and its related concepts, drawing from historical, linguistic, and cultural perspectives. In the realm of historical linguistics, “Cushitic” is employed to describe a hypothetical language family within the Afroasiatic phylum. This term may also be used to refer to the people who speak these languages. However, there is often confusion between this academic usage…