Woldu T Debessai
Dr. Woldu Tekle Debessai is a former university educator with extensive knowledge of the Amharic, Tigrinya, and English languages. He is originally from Eritrea, which is where he completed his primary school education. At the invitation of his dear, late uncle, Abraha Debessay, he moved to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where he attended two of the best private schools in the country: the Nativity Boys' School and the General Wingate Secondary School. He completed his B.S. and M.S. degrees at Alemaya...See more
Dr. Woldu Tekle Debessai is a former university educator with extensive knowledge of the Amharic, Tigrinya, and English languages. He is originally from Eritrea, which is where he completed his primary school education. At the invitation of his dear, late uncle, Abraha Debessay, he moved to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where he attended two of the best private schools in the country: the Nativity Boys' School and the General Wingate Secondary School. He completed his B.S. and M.S. degrees at Alemaya University of Agriculture in Ethiopia, where he worked as a professor for ten years. He went on to earn his Ph.D. in Animal Nutrition at Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR, USA. He has lived in Canada for more than 20 years and his work experience include interpreting/translating Tigrinya and or Amharic languages to English and vice versa for various Canadian government agencies.Currently, Dr. Debessai is semi-retired and decided to share his knowledge of English, Tigrinya, and Amharic by writing this dictionary to help anyone wishing to learn or enhance their vocabulary of the languages. He is blessed to be the father of an adult daughter, Rita, and two teenage sons, Matthew and Aaron. The author lives in Burnaby, BC Canada with his lovely wife, Elsa, and sons. He can be reached via email at woldat97@gmail.com. See less
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