The Traditional Ecological Knowledge of the Solega A Linguistic Perspective

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Fig. 5.2 The major ka:ḍu types in Solega. ( a ) tho:pu ka:ḍu , a continuous expanse of highland
forest; ( b ) beṭṭa ka:ḍu , ‘mountain forest’, consisting of a variety of vegetation types; ( c ) doḍḍa
ka:nu ka:ḍu , cold, dark evergreen forest dominated by large trees; ( d ) orrega:ḍu , vegetation from
the lower mountain slopes; ( e ) kutare ka:ḍu , plains vegetation, dominated by dry scrub; ( f )
oṭṭuga:ḍu , recently abandoned farmland; ( g ) eḷa:vuga:ḍu , land that has been fallow for a few
seasons; ( h ) close-up of beṭṭa ka:ḍu , ‘mountain forest’; ( i ) aḷḷa ka:ḍu , vegetation accompanying a


5 Landscape Terms in Solega
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