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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] They are one of the largest ethnic ...
The Oromo people are the largest ethnolinguistic group of Ethiopia, constituting more than one-third of the population and speaking a language of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. Originally confined to the southeast of the country, the Oromo migrated in waves of invasions in the 16th century.
The Oromo people have a long and fascinating history, with their origins dating back to the 16th century. The Oromo people were one of the first groups in Ethiopia to adopt Islam, and over time, they developed a unique blend of Islam and traditional Oromo beliefs.
The Oromo people are the largest ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia. They can also be found in neighboring Kenya and Somalia. They are said to be within the range of 35-40% of the population of Ethiopia.
The Ethiopian colonizing structure suppressed the Oromo system of thought and worldview by eliminating Oromo cultural experts such as the raagas (Oromo prophets), the ayaantus (time reckoners), and oral historians. Today Islam and Christianity play important religious roles in Oromo society.
Oromo have a long history of oppression, land loss, and marginalization by the central government in Ethiopia, dating back more than a century.
The Oromo are a Cushitic ethnic group and nation indigenous to Ethiopia and Kenya who speak the Oromo language. They are Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, accounting for 34.5 percent of the country’s population.
The Oromo people are the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia. But despite their large numbers, the Oromo’s history in Ethiopia is largely ignored and skewed in favor of narratives that focuses solely on another ethnic group, the Amhara, or that argue they should create a new state, Oromia.
The region consists of more than one-third of the country’s population, which was originally confined to the southeast of the country. The region occupied all of the southern parts of Ethiopia after the migration of Oromo people in the 16th century.
The Oromo people constitute the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia, or about 30 million people out of a total population of 60 million. Their original homeland, Oromia, included most of what is now Ethiopia and stretched into northern Kenya, where some Oromos still live.