Formation since 1861, ISBN 1107052173, pp. 80-81 Trento, Giovanna (2011). "Madamato and Colonial Concubinage in Ethiopia: A Comparative Perspective". Aethiopica
"a little docile animal". The marriage falls into what was known as the madamato [it] practice, a relationship between Italian men and local women that
the laws against madamato—that is, the concubinage between Italians and African women in occupied territories. The penalty for madamato was a prison sentence