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* The Humbannaa Oromo, who live south of the Ittu and west of the Erer River ;
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Oromo and who
In the general view of Oromo people's role in Ethiopia, Ras Gobana Dacche is a famous Oromo figure who led the development of modern Ethiopia and the political and miliatary incorporation of more territories into Ethiopian borders.
Another famous leader of Ethiopia with Oromo descent was Ras Makonnen Woldemikael Gudessa, the governor of Harar who served as the top general in the First Italo – Ethiopian War, playing a key role at the Battle of Adwa.
**** Tulama Oromo, who live in the Oromia Region around Addis Ababa
*** The Guji Oromo, who are inhabiting the southern part of Oromia, neighboring the Borana Guttuu and the Sidama People.
* The Borana Oromo, also known as Boraan Guttuu, who live in the Borena Zone, which includes Moyale.
* The Gabra Oromo, who live in north Kenya along the Moyale border region
* The Walloo Oromo, who are the northernmost group, and live predominantly in the Oromia Zone of the Amhara Region, as far north as Lake Ashenge, and are also found in the southern Raya Azebo woreda in the Tigray Region.
* The Marawa Oromo, who live in the Western part of the Harargee zone.
** Dagaa Oromo, who live in and east of Dire Dawa, north of Harar, and as far as the northeastern corner of the Oromia Region
*** Huumee Oromo, who live between Laaftoo and Faafam rivers-the capital is Fuunyaan biiraa Gursum
**** Akichu Oromo, Also go by the name Akisho, who have been assimilated into the neighboring Somalis
** Arsi Oromo, who primarily live in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region ( which is named for them ) as well as the Bale Zone
Historically, some people among the northern Amhara community used the label " Galla " derogatorily to label Oromos as well as to label Shewan or southern Amharas who were mostly mixed with Oromo.
Often in the past, some Oromo communities used Galla to label themselves, as was exemplified by western Oromo leaders who established the " Western Galla Confederation " in the 1930s.
Lij Iyasu left the capital after little more than a month, and during this time engaged in a raid upon the Afar, who had reportedly massacred 300 of the Karayu Oromo at the village of Sadimalka on the Awash River.
In the 16th century, Shewa and the rest of Christian Abyssinia were conquered by the forces of Ahmed Al-Ghazi of Adal, and Shewa came under Muslim rule once again ; the region then came under pressure from the Oromo, who succeeded during the first decades of the next century in settling the areas around Shewa ( which were renamed Welega, Arsi and Wollo ).
Both the Zone and the former province are named after a subgroup of the Oromo, who inhabit both.
After eight days they crossed the river, entering the country of the Arsi Oromo, who proved hostile to Bottego.
However the north and northeastern expansion of the Oromo, who practiced mainstream traditional Waaqa, affected the growth of Islam in its early days.
The name of the town is said to have been taken from an Oromo Queen, Anko, who ruled the town during the reign of Qedami Qal.
A temporary reoccupation likely occurred by the nomadic Oromo tribe from Somalia in the late 16th century, who later abandoned the town.
However, the territory eventually became the possession of the Oromo people, who had begun settling there as early as the Mudana gadaa ( 1530-1538 ).
Oromo and live
About 95 percent of Oromo speakers live in Ethiopia, mainly in Oromia Region.
With the creation of " Oromia " under the new system of ethnic regions, it has been possible to introduce Oromo as the medium of instruction in elementary schools throughout the region ( including areas where other ethnic groups live speaking their languages ) and as a language of administration within the region.
The ambivalent attitude regarding the holiness of the mountain is seen in the Oromo proverb: " Those who live far away worship it, those who live nearby plow it.
Oromo and south
**** Macca Oromo, living between Didessa River and the Omo River, and south into the Gibe region
Amhara is bordered by Tigray Region to the north Sudan to the west, the Afar Region to the east, and the Benishangul-Gumuz to the west and southwest, Oromo Region to the south.
Oromo and Ittu
** Ittu Oromo
Oromo and west
It had a strong centralized administration and an aggressive military stance towards invaders, the Ajuuraan Empire successfully resisted an Oromo invasion from the west and a Portuguese incursion from the east during the Gaal Madow, meaning Black Christians, and the Ajuuraan-Portuguese wars.
Also the great Somali expansion from the Ogaden plains west towards the Juba river led to conflicts with the Oromo.
** Ala Oromo, living west of the city of Harar and the Erer River
However, both polities exhausted their resources and manpower in this conflict, allowing the northward migration of the Oromo into their present homelands to the north and west of Addis Ababa.
Beyond its northern border were various Macha Oromo tribes, and to the west Sidamo tribes.
Oromo and Erer
** Babille Oromo, living east of the Erer River in the Oromia Region
Oromo and River
The source of the Shebelle River is venerated by both the Arsi Oromo and the Sidamo people.
When the missionary Johann Ludwig Krapf was led as a prisoner from Adare Bille's capital to the Teledere House of the Wollo Oromo in April 1843 he passed Kombolcha, which he described as a village near the source of the Borkana River.
During the 16th century, all of the territories north of the Gojeb River were lost to the Oromo migrations.
Oromo and ;
Negus Tekle Haymanot commanded the right wing, Ras Alula the left, and Rasses Makonnen and Mengesha the center, with Ras Mikael at the head of the Oromo cavalry ; the Emperor and his consort remained with the reserve.
* 1608 – Emperor Susenyos of Ethiopia surprises an Oromo army at Ebenat ; his army reportedly kills 12, 000 Oromo at the cost of 400 men.
" In terms of descent, the group that became politically dominant in Shewa – and Subsequently in Ethiopia – was a mixture of Amhara and Oromo ; in terms of language, religion and cultural practices, it was Amhara.
* January 17 – Emperor Susenyos of Ethiopia defeats an Oromo army at Ebenat ; 12, 000 Oromo are reportedly killed at a cost of 400 Amhara.
" Pancakes " in the Horn of Africa region ( Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia ) are known as injera ( sometimes transliterated enjera ; Oromo: budenaa ; Somali: canjeero ).
Oromo, also known as Afaan Oromo, Oromiffa ( a ) ( and sometimes in other languages by variant spellings of these names ; Oromic, Afan Oromo, etc.
By the reign of Iyasu the Great, Gondar had acquired a sense of community identity ; when the Emperor called upon the inhabitants to decamp and follow him on his campaign against the Oromo in Damot and Gojjam, as had the court and subjects of earlier emperors, they refused.
Following the death of Meridazmach Sahle Selassie in 1847, the Abichu Oromo rebelled and attacked Ankober ; only the firearms Sahle Selassie had collected there saved the capital.
" In response, the Emir introduced a new currency which impoverished the local population ; the neighboring Oromo and Somali deserted Harar's markets and the town's economy collapsed.
Her background is disputed ; some believe she was of Oromo origin, others insist that she was among the ladies who were brought from the Imperial court at Gondar to Ankober to instruct the royal women of Shewa on court etiquette so that the Shewan branch of the dynasty could adopt the same court practices as the elder Gondar branch.
Then a prominent Oromo businessman, Daraaraa Kafani, was murdered in front of his home ; eye witnesses said he was slain by a man wearing a military uniform.
His funeral was attended by thousands of Oromos in Ambo ; police arrested more than 37 people, stating that they were supporters of the Oromo Liberation Front ( OLF ) on 3 September.
Nekemte (" Naqamtee " in Afan Oromo language ; also called Lekemt ) is a market town and separate woreda in western Ethiopia.
Eventually a powerful war leader, Bofo the son of Boku, came to dominate the Limmu Oromo by his military prowess and charisma ; Mohammed Hassen dates this development between 1800 and 1802.
Tej (, pronounced ;, mes, Oromo: daadi ) is a mead or honey wine that is brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Gadaa ( in older spelling: Gada ) is the traditional social stratification system of Oromo males in Ethiopia and northern Kenya ; it is also practiced by the Gedeo people of southern Ethiopia.
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