My best friend from elementary school is married to an Ethiopian woman.
Nestorius (A. Hourani) says:
The original Ethiopians (Habashat) are a tribe related to the Sabeans of Yemen. They migrated to Ethiopia and mixed with black peoples there. They are Caucasians.
The Somalis, Afars, Oromos and Bejas speak languages related to Semitic, Berber and Coptic languages. They also are a mixture of Caucasians and Blacks.
Caucasian can mean two things: In the Blumenbach classification, everything that isn’t mongoloid or negroid, in linguistics and in Russia; Chechens, Daghestani and Circassians.
By Caucasian, I meant non-European white, like Arabs and Hebrews (Semites), Armenians, Georgians, Coptic Egyptians, etc.
Nestorius (A. Hourani) says:
There is no such thing as “the Semites”, regardless whether there is a group of languages that can be called “Semitic languages”. Sem, Chem and Japheth are mythical persons, and we don’t need to follow old Israelite and modern Protestant fiction.
The Sabaeans are Caucasians by the definition of ‘Caucasian’ as Columnist said.
Horn of Africa women have dark skin, like most blacks, but seem to have cheekbone structures and sharper chins, more like those of Caucasians.
I presume you all remember Iman, the gorgeous Somali supermodel, now married to David Bowie:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iman_(model)
She still looks good today, but in her prime, back in the 90s, she was a stunner.
Somalis call regular black people “madow” or “adoon”. These words are not flattering.
What do they mean?
At any rate, unsurprising; Horn of Africa types aren’t pure black, what with Arab and Copt and other Caucasian admixture.
My best friend from elementary school is married to an Ethiopian woman.
The original Ethiopians (Habashat) are a tribe related to the Sabeans of Yemen. They migrated to Ethiopia and mixed with black peoples there. They are Caucasians.
The Somalis, Afars, Oromos and Bejas speak languages related to Semitic, Berber and Coptic languages. They also are a mixture of Caucasians and Blacks.
Minor correction: the Sabeans are Semites, not Caucasians. (Whoops: Columnist has corrected me. So in the linguistic sense they’re semitic.)
Culturally as well Ethiopians have a mix of Semitic and African influences.
Caucasian can mean two things: In the Blumenbach classification, everything that isn’t mongoloid or negroid, in linguistics and in Russia; Chechens, Daghestani and Circassians.
By Caucasian, I meant non-European white, like Arabs and Hebrews (Semites), Armenians, Georgians, Coptic Egyptians, etc.
There is no such thing as “the Semites”, regardless whether there is a group of languages that can be called “Semitic languages”. Sem, Chem and Japheth are mythical persons, and we don’t need to follow old Israelite and modern Protestant fiction.
The Sabaeans are Caucasians by the definition of ‘Caucasian’ as Columnist said.
People mentioned in Scripture, are not considered mythical by Christians. We consider them real.
Sem=Y-haplotype J
Ham=Y-haplotype E
Japheth=Y-haplotype Q,R
A very interesting possibility is that J is related to Y-haplotype I. Y-haplotype I is found in NW Europe. Ten-tribed Israel, anyone?
The Canaanites and the Philistines are considered as the sons of Chem. I let you judge.