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shiftanoun
Bandits. Shifta normally stayed in the lawless rural mountainous regions. Historically, they were known for robbing or killing those who were caught traveling between populated villages or cities, and also for stealing cattle and raiding small villages.
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Shifta
Shifta is a term used in East Africa meaning rebel, outlaw, bandit, vigilante, brigand, or patriot originally having a heroic or anti-heroic connotation rather than a villainous characteristic similar to the legendary heroic romanticization of the outlaw Robin Hood in Western Society but over time, especially today, it has taken on a more villainous connotation. It is a term mostly used in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Tanzania, and Somalia. The Swahili word was loaned from the Somali shufta during the Shifta War, which is in turn derived from Amharic ሽፍታ (šəfta). Historically, the shifta served as a local militia in particularly remote, rural and often lawless parts of the Horn of Africa. The word shifta can be translated as "bandit" or "outlaw", but can include anyone who rebels against an authority or an institution that is seen as illegitimate, like the Arbegnoch guerillas during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia.
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Shifta
Shifta is term used in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia for rebel, outlaw, or bandit. The word is derived from shúfto. Historically, shifta served as local militia in the lawless rural mountainous regions on the Horn of Africa. The word shifta can be translated as 'bandit' or 'outlaw', but can include anyone who rebels against an authority or an institution that is seen as illegitimate.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shifta in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shifta in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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