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This document discusses the development of language policy in Ethiopia from 1930 to the present. It provides context on the linguistic diversity of the Horn of Africa region, which is home to over 100 languages from different families. The introduction of the 1994 Ethiopian constitution divided the country into regions along ethno-linguistic borders and gave rights to develop regional languages, though Amharic, Tigrigna, Somali, and Afaan Oromo became the major languages. The period before 1974 emphasized E

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gashaw yemataw
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