Oromo is one of the many Oromo languages spoken amongst Ethiopians and Kenyans. Boraana Oromo (Southern Oromo) derives from the Afrosiatic language family...
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Blench (2006) divides Oromo into four languages: Western Oromo (Maca) Shewa (Tuulama, Arsi) Eastern Oromo (Harar) Southern Oromo (Ajuran, Borana, Gabra...
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Kenya. They speak the Oromo language (also called Afaan Oromoo), which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They are one...
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The Oromo conflict is a protracted conflict between the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and the Ethiopian government. The Oromo Liberation Front formed to...
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The Oromo Liberation Front (Oromo: Adda Bilisummaa Oromoo, abbreviated: ABO; English abbreviation: OLF) is an Oromo nationalist political party formed...
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The Oromo Liberation Army (OLA; Oromo: Waraana Bilisummaa Oromoo, WBO) is an armed opposition group active in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. The OLA consist...
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country speak Afroasiatic languages of the Cushitic or Semitic branches. The former includes the Oromo language, spoken by the Oromo, and Somali, spoken by...
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Orma is a variety of the Oromo language spoken by the Orma people in Kenya. It is a dialect of Southern Oromo. Orma at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Hoskins...
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Oromia (redirect from Oromo Region)
Oromia (Oromo: Oromiyaa) is a regional state in Ethiopia and the homeland of the Oromo people. Under Article 49 of Ethiopian Constitution, the capital...
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speakers were Oromo, Somali, Beja, Afar, Hadiyya, Kambaata, and Sidama. The Cushitic languages with the greatest number of total speakers are Oromo (37 million)...
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