Abyssinian - Abyssinian

Japanese: アビシニア人 - あびしにあじん
Abyssinian - Abyssinian

...the main tribe of Ethiopia. Together with the Tigrinya people living in the northern Eritrea region, they were called Abyssinians. This is because both were descendants of the Habasha (the origin of the word Abyssinia), the main inhabitant of the ancient Kingdom of Aksum, but the term Abyssinia is now rarely used.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Abyssinians" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…エチオピアの主要部族。北部のエリトリア地方に住むティグリニヤ族などとともにアビシニア人とよばれていた。それは,ともに古アクスム王国の主要な住民ハバシャ(アビシニアの語源)の子孫だからであるが,アビシニアという語は現在ほとんど使われなくなった。…

※「アビシニア人」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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