 Ethiopia and the Harar region      The most common digging stick found in Ethiopia is the ankassay in Amharic, a Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia and the second-most spoken Semitic language in the world.
<meaning-changed>  Ethiopia and the Harar region      The most common digging stick found in Ethiopia is the ankassay in Amharic, a Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia and the second-most spoken Semitic language in the world.
 Ethiopia and the Harar region New Zealand alt=|A Māori digging stick|upright=0.4 The Māori people traditionally use digging sticks, known as a kō to long pole was made of strong and long-lasting wood, with a footrest tied to the shaft and one end fashioned into a narrow blade. They were used for tilling soil ready for planging tubers, as well as for digging for roots or tubers, and in ceremonial use. The most common digging stick found in Ethiopia is the ankassay in Amharic, a Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia and the second-most spoken Semitic language in the world.