The Semantic Seal
“Galla” as a Taboo and the Finality of the 2016 Overwrite
TL;DR:
The strategic criminalization of the term "Galla" (Ge’ez: ጋላ) serves as a Semantic Seal, ensuring that the 16th-century expansion remains the "Year Zero" of Northeast African socio-political history. While framed under the guise of modern sensitivity, this linguistic prohibition clinicalizes the history of the region by cutting off the vocabulary …
