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The Oromo people (pron. / ˈ ɒr əm oʊ / ORR-əm-oh [11] Oromo: Oromoo) are a Cushitic ethnic group native to the Oromia region of Ethiopia and parts of Northern Kenya. [12] They speak the Oromo language (also called Afaan Oromoo), which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family. [12]
Various versions of the Latin-based orthography had been used previously, mostly by Oromos outside of Ethiopia and by the OLF by the late 1970s (Heine 1986). [35] With the adoption of Qubee, it is believed more texts were written in the Oromo language between 1991 and 1997 than in the previous 100 years.
Borana Walaabu Karrayyuu. Macca Oromo, living between Didessa River and the Omo River, and south into the Gibe region. Gaaroo; Sirba; Libaan; Jaawwii; Daal'ee; Tulama Oromo, who live in the Oromia Region around Addis Ababa
Ababiya Abajobir; Abadula Gemeda; Abdullahi Yousuf; Abiy Ahmed Ali – Prime Minister of Ethiopia; Adanech Abebe; Addisu Arega Kitessa; Alemayehu Atomsa; Aster Mamo; Awol Allo; Bekele Gerba
The Oromo conflict or Oromia conflict is a protracted conflict between the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and the Ethiopian government. [17] [18] The Oromo Liberation Front formed to fight the Ethiopian Empire to liberate the Oromo people and establish an independent state of Oromia.
A Cushitic ethnic group, they primarily inhabit the Borena Zone of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia and the former Eastern Province in northern Kenya, specifically Marsabit County. [10] They speak a distinct dialect of the Oromo language by the same name, Boorana. [10] The Boorana people are notable for practicing the Gadaa system without ...
Ethiopia has the largest amount of Oromo speakers with 33.8% or around 27 million, [10] whilst Kenya has a relatively lower amount around 300,000 and Somalia with a mentionable 45,000. [11] Oromo is one of the official languages in Ethiopia but brings mixed reactions among its use.
Although the military expansion of the Oromo continued, many Oromo groups started to settle in Ethiopian territory and developed into a political power, which was used by the different secular and ecclesiastical groupings. By the late 18th century, they were taking an active part in the political formation of the Ethiopian state.