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Yimam of Yejju
Yimam of Yejju (also transliterated Imam; died 1828) was a Ras of Begemder and Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia. He was the son of Gugsa of Yejju. According to Trimingham, Ras Yimam openly supported Islam against the local Ethiopian Church.1 He also grew so annoyed at Abuna Qerellos II's intervent..

Yimas language
The Yimas Language is spoken by the Yimas people of Papua New Guinea. It is a polysynthetic language with (somewhat) free word order. It is an ergative-absolutive language morphologically but not syntactically, although it has several other case-like relations encoded on its verbs. It has over 9 cla..

YIMBY
YIMBY is an acronym for Yes In My Back Yard, in contrast and opposition to the NIMBY phenomenon. Informal YIMBY coalitions exist in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and elsewhere to provide community support for affordable housing or market-rate property development over the objections of NIMBY, BANANA ..

Yimenosaurus
Yimenosaurus is a genus of prosauropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic. Fossils from several individuals were recovered from Yimen, China, and the type species Y. youngi was named by Bai, Yang & Wang in 1990. Reconstructions are based on mostly complete skeletons, missing only parts of the limbs...

Yimyu
Yimyu is one of the 15 wards that make up Mokokchung town in India. It is an extensive area and forms the northwestern part of Mokokchung. Until 2003, Yimyu was a separate town and not under Mokokchung Municipal Council. However the last two decades has seen the gradual expansion of the settlements ..

Yim Bang-eun
Yim Bang-eun (born 25 April 1978) is a male badminton player from South Korea. Yim competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Kim Yong-hyun. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen of Denmark in the second. In ..

Yim Ho
Yim Ho (嚴浩) is one of the most famous Hong Kong directors of the 1980s, and a leader of Hong Kong New Wave. He began his career making TV programs for RTHK, then became a film director in 1980. His most famous and critically acclaimed work was Homecoming (1984). This film was different from ot..

Yim Wing-chun
Yim Wing-chun (嚴詠春) was the first Wing Chun master. A Shaolin nun and abbess Ng Mui (五枚師太) developed the fighting skill especially for Yim to defend herself against a bully at the time who she feared would sexually abuse Yim. Yim later passed the sk..

Yi Mae-chang
Yi Mae-chang (1573-1610), born Yi Hyang-geum, was a famed kisaeng of the Buan area during the Joseon Dynasty. She was noted for her talent in playing the geomungo and composing sijo and other poetry. As Hwang Jin-i was known as one of the three wonders of Songdo, Mae-chang was known as one of the..

Yi Mu
Yi Mu is a name borne by several Korean people: Yi Mu (early Joseon) (1355-1409), a scholar-official of the early Joseon Dynasty.Yi Mu (mid-Joseon) (1621-1703), a scholar official of the middle Joseon Dynasty also known by his pen name Nakgye.Yi Mu (academic), a professor in Australia. This is a &#..

Yi Munyol
Yi Munyol (Hanja: 李文烈) (born May 18, 1948) is a South Korean writer. He was born in Cheongun-dong of Seoul. He attended the Seoul National University, where he studied Korean Language Education. He dropped out in 1970. From 1994 to 1997, he taught Korean language and literature at Sejong Univ..

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