Aari (also spelled Ari, Ara, Aro, Aarai) is an
Omotic language of
Ethiopia. The speakers of this language are also known as Shankilla (or
Shanqella), a name which is considered
derogatory. According to the
1998 census, over 150,000 people speak Aari as a
mother tongue.There are many
dialects including Gozza, Bako, Biyo, Galila, Laydo, Seyki, Shangama, Sido, Wubahamer, and Zeddo.
Literacy in Aari is less than 1%. The
New Testament was first published in the language in
1997.
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The Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, or AARI (, abbreviated as ААНИИ) is the oldest and largest
Russian research institute in the field of comprehensive studies of
Arctic and
Antarctica. It is located in
St.Petersburg. The AARI was founded on
March 3,
1920 as the Northern Research and Trade Expedition (Северная научно-промысловая экспедиция) under the Scientific and Technical Department of the
All-Union Council of State Economy. In
1925, the expedition was reorganized into the Institute of Northern Studies (Институт по изучению Севера) and five years later - into the All-Union Arctic Institute (Всесоюзный арктический институт). In
1932, the institute was integrated into the Chief Administration of the Northern Sea Route (Главное управление Северного морского пути). In
1948, they established the Arctic Geology Research Institute (Научно-исследовательский институт геологии Арктики, or НИИГА) on the basis of the
geology department of the All-Union Arctic Institute, which would subordinate to the Ministry of Geology of the USSR. In
1958, the
All-Union Arctic Institute was renamed Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute. In
1963, the AARI was incorporated into the Chief Administration of the Hydrometeorological Service (Главное управление Гидрометеослужбы) under the
Council of Ministers of the USSR (now Federal Service of Russia for Hydrometeorology and Monitoring of the Environment).
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AEGEAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (TURKEY). ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE. AARI