Talk:Askari

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Anyone knows how a colour photograph, and a very good quality one at that, ended up on this page with a date of 1943? Since I had no ways of finding the proper year and since the picture is interesting whatever its date, I just removed the obviously faulty year.

The information describing the picture is detailed and specific about it being 1943. Modern colour photography started in 1936. The design of the aircraft look like it could be 1943. Why do you think it has an "obviously faulty year"? Mark.murphy 18:54, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Confusing line 2 Ascari (Colonial Soldier) 3 Needs Overhaul 4 Askari

[edit] Confusing line

What does this line mean?

In the event the majority of the newly recruited Ethiopian askaris went over to the Free Ethiopian forces and their British Commonwealth allies following the outbreak of war.

--Awiseman 17:14, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ascari (Colonial Soldier)

I think Ascari (Colonial Soldier) should be merged into this page. It's the same thing --Awiseman 18:48, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

I started the article before finding out about Askari - probably best that we merge but include the reference to the Italian spelling

[edit] Needs Overhaul

Added a few 'citations needed' notes after trying (unsucessfully) to verify the information. Am going to write up something new upon the topic of German Askari. Also, there is a HUGE mistake in the article. 'Askar' is the singular, 'Askari' is the plural. Am going to attempt to edit the whole article to reflect as such. TaylorSAllen 00:13, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Askari

It should also be noted that Askari is also a colloquial term for night watchman. Throughout E Africa the only references made to an askari is in this way. Nuttycow 12:03, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

It should also be noted that there is not a word like Askari in Turkish. Turks rather call "Asker" to military people. So it is not a direct translation and it misleads readers about the Turkish language. Deliogul 20:08, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

I've never heard of that usage, Nuttycow. Are you speaking of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania? In Ethiopia and Eritrea it's used to refer to those Eritreans who fought for the Italians. — ዮም | (Yom) | Talk • contribs • Ethiopia 20:42, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

At least in Kenya security guards who watch homeyards, companies and other property are commonly called Askari. Julius Sahara 17:38, 14 October 2007 (UTC)