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IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
1) The Ethiopian unit of currency is the
birr, divided into 100 cents. The birr was introduced in 1976
replacing the Ethiopian dollar.
ENDNOTES
George Thomas Kurian, ed., Encyclopedia of the Third World
(New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1987), pp. 674-675.] Birr is an
Amharic word, Amharic being the official language and the language
of administration. But in Ethiopia, over 70 languages and 200
dialects are spoken. [ Ibid, p. 667.] According to
Somali-speaking sources, "Karshi" is a Somali word for birr.
2) We are unable to locate any
documentation on "Mouvement Somali Galbed". According to our
Somali-speaking contacts, "galbed" in Somali language means "west".
The President of Northern Somali Front (WSLF) used to be called
Western Somalia Movement. IRBDC is unable to corroborate this
view.