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OROMO CULTURE The people group I have chosen is the Oromo People. The Oromo people have occupied north-eastern and eastern Africa for as long as recorded history.
1). "Some forms of tribal music are strongly influenced by Muslim and folk music from elsewhere in the Horn of Africa, especially Somalia" (Wikipedia, 1). "However,
1). "Some forms of tribal music are strongly influenced by Muslim and folk music from elsewhere in the Horn of Africa, especially Somalia?(Wikipedia, 1). "However,
also exports for Ethiopia (Marcus, 2002). In 2001, Ethiopia qualified for debt relief from the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. Then in 2005 the
accomplishments in life expectancy, education, and real income . Ethiopia received an HDI of .359 (out of 1), ranking it as #169, slightly better than Mali's HDI
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The people group I have chosen is the Oromo People. The Oromo people have occupied north-eastern and eastern Africa for as long as recorded history. It was most probably from there that they dispersed and became differentiated into separate linguistic and cultural groups. They speak Cushitic. These peoples physical and color characteristics vary from Hamitic to Nilotic. The Oromo form a group that spread southwards, east and then west and now occupy a large part of the horn of Africa.
There are several groups of people in East Africa that very closely resemble to Oromo. A group very similar is the Somalis, there culture and appearance are close to that of the Oromo people. In fact the Oromo and Somalis share between 30 to 40 percent of their vocabulary. Other Cushitic-speaking groups that are closely related to the Oromo people are Konso, Afar, Sidama, Kambata, Darassa, Agaw, Saho, Baja.
The Oromo people are said to be of two major groups, gosa and qomoo. In addition they are said to be from two major descents, Borana and Barentu. Borana was senior and Barentu junior. This dictation is quite common in Oromo society and serves some aspects of their political and social life.
The population of this people group makes up over 30 million of the present 55 million totals Ethiopian Empire. The Oromo people can be found in all regions of Ethiopia except Gondar. They can also be found in neighboring countries such as Kenya and Somalia. Out of the 50 nations of Africa only four have a larger population than the Oromia.
The language of the Oromo people is one of the most widely spoken languages from the 1000 different languages in Africa. It is the mother tongue of about 30 million Oromo people living in the Ethiopian Empire and neighboring countries.
The Oromo people have a history of a strong rich heritage. Before colonization they had their own social, political and...
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