Tommy Knocks
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interesting because genetically youre not actually related to the other semite groups.
African culture: Ethiopias and eritreas cultural/ethnic diversity appreciation thread
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Cushytc branch - Oromo People
Population: 32 million
The Oromo (Oromo: Oromoo; Ge'ez: ኦሮሞ, ’Oromo), are an ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia, northern Kenya, and parts of Somalia.[5] With 30 million members, they constitute the single largest ethnicity in Ethiopia and the wider Horn of Africa, at approximately 35% of Ethiopia's population according to the 2007 census.[6][7][8] Oromos speak the Oromo language as a mother tongue (also called Afaan Oromoo and Oromiffa), which is part of the Cushytic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. The name was given as Ilm’ Orma ("Sons of Men" or an eponymous 'Orma') in the 19th century;[9] the present form is probably an obsolete plural of the same word orma ("person, stranger").[10]
Oromos are the largest Cushytic-speaking group of people living in Northeast Africa. Available information suggests that they have existed as a community in the Horn of Africa for several millennia (Prouty et al., 1981). Bates (1979) contends that the Oromo "were a very ancient race, the indigenous stock, perhaps, on which most other peoples in this part of eastern Africa have been grafted".
Notable Oromo people
Population: 32 million
The Oromo (Oromo: Oromoo; Ge'ez: ኦሮሞ, ’Oromo), are an ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia, northern Kenya, and parts of Somalia.[5] With 30 million members, they constitute the single largest ethnicity in Ethiopia and the wider Horn of Africa, at approximately 35% of Ethiopia's population according to the 2007 census.[6][7][8] Oromos speak the Oromo language as a mother tongue (also called Afaan Oromoo and Oromiffa), which is part of the Cushytic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. The name was given as Ilm’ Orma ("Sons of Men" or an eponymous 'Orma') in the 19th century;[9] the present form is probably an obsolete plural of the same word orma ("person, stranger").[10]
Oromos are the largest Cushytic-speaking group of people living in Northeast Africa. Available information suggests that they have existed as a community in the Horn of Africa for several millennia (Prouty et al., 1981). Bates (1979) contends that the Oromo "were a very ancient race, the indigenous stock, perhaps, on which most other peoples in this part of eastern Africa have been grafted".
Notable Oromo people
