ORIGINS

THE MEANING OF THE ANIMALS

In every language, I think, the animals are used like bad or good words, in Amharic some animals have a meaning when used to speak to a person, is better to be careful using the words.

WESHA, that means dog mean something like bad person.

DMET, that means cat, normally is used to say that someone is a small person, not important.

GUNDAN, that means ant means almost as the cat.

JEB, that means hyena, normally is used for someone that eat a lot or someone that want everything for himself.

ANBESSA, that means lion, mean someone good and able to do the things well, as the school.

AHYA, that means donkey, normally is someone that don’t like to work.

ASSEST, that means chameleon, is someone you cannot trust.