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ing Cushitic peoples. On the basis of both published linguistic material and that collected by the reviewers, Ari-Banna is clearly Cushitic. One finds a multitude of correspondences in vocabulary and morphology with Cushitic and rarely one with Macro-Sudanic. Moreover, Ari farming techniques are actually no different from, or more primitive than, those of many other Cushites. The crops grown are typically south Ethiopian. And why should millet cultivation and cattle-breeding be ascribed to the Nilotes when these are nearly universal among Cushites? Finally, it seems rather dangerous to call the Ari and physically similar people "archaic" because some traits seem "Negroid." The Frobenius Institute must be complimented for its continued interest in, and furtherance of, the study of these neglected cultures of southern Ethiopia. However, the main contribution of this volume lies in its pioneering ethnographic effort rather in its interpretive conclusions.

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