dega

The natural vegetation, called dega or weyna dega in Amharic, was probably a mixture of closed forest in areas with higher rainfall (mainly to the southwest of the two main massifs and on some higher mountains), grassland, bushland, and thicket in other lower rainfall areas.

Ethiopian montane grasslands and woodlands 2008

{4} This part of the ceremony being ended, the father of the child divided the dega into a number of balls, one of which he distributed to every person present; and inquiry was then made if any person in the town was dangerously sick, it being usual in such cases to send the party a large portion of the dega, which is thought to possess great medical virtues.

Travels in the Interior of Africa — Volume 02 Mungo Park 1788

6 This part of the ceremony being ended, the father of the child divided the dega into a number of balls, one of which he distributed to every person present; and inquiry was then made if any person in the town was dangerously sick, it being usual in such cases to send the party a large portion of the dega, which is thought to possess great medical virtues.

Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, 1795-7 1893

However, at moister or higher locations the vegetation is called weyna dega and is increasingly dominated by the conifers Podocarpus falcatus and Juniperus procera.

Ethiopian montane forests 2007

Nguyen Thanh Xuan, deputy head of Vietnam's Committee for Religious Affairs, denounced "dega Protestantism" in an interview with Hanoi's Voice of Vietnam, Nov. 30.

"Dega protestantism" denounced Stephen Denney 2004

The cold zone, or dega, at an altitude of more than 8,000 feet, is marked by a variable temperature, and by chilly nights.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

The middle zone, or Voina-dega, with an elevation of from

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

The schoolmaster, who officiated as priest on those occasions, and who is necessarily a bushreen, first said a long prayer over the dega, during which every person present took hold of the brim of the calabash with his right hand.

Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, 1795-7 1893

This part of the ceremony being ended, the father of the child divided the _dega_ into a number of balls, one of which he distributed to every person present.

Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa Mungo Park 1788

The schoolmaster who officiated as priest on these occasions, and who is necessarily a Bushreen, first said a long prayer over the _dega_; during which every person present took hold of the brim of the calabash with his right hand.

Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa Mungo Park 1788