the Muslim community does not recognise them as true Muslims because they continue worshipping the Nile. Hence, the majority of the population remains wary of the Wayto. Scholarly disregard and the everyday culture of other ethnic groups also causes the dismissal of the Wayto culture. The health of the Wayto community in Bahir Dar is strongly affected because they continue drinking the lake's water, which has become strongly polluted. Wayto settlements In 1938, an Italian tourist guide noticed well established Wayto villages on Bahir Dar's lakeshore. Currently, the Wayto live in three distinct villages within Bahir Dar's city boundaries; the buildings are made of clay with thatched roofs and have a lifespan of about five years. The Wayto villages need regularly to change their place by order of the authorities for several reasons: ritual places are contested by other population groups Amhara have greater financial power to obtain the land the Wayto do not hold land titles overall, they have a weak position in negotiation See also Caste systems in Africa Weyto language References Bibliography Eike Haberland (1993), Hierarchie und Kaste : zur Geschichte und politischen Struktur der Dizi in Südwest-Äthiopien, Stuttgart : Steiner, (in German) Ethnic groups in Ethiopia Castes