The borana oromo people, also called the boran, are a subethnic section of the oromo people. Hussein faculty of education, alemaya university abstract in a society, gender ideology is created and re. The earliest known documented and detailed history of the oromo people was by the. Meet the borana people of ethiopia and kenya who wait 2 to. The borana people of southern ethiopia have a rich and complex oral literature. This site is like a library, use search box in the. Thus, thinking that the oromo history before the sixteenth century migration needs to. The oromo oral history also testifies that ethiopiansabyssinians destroyed and looted the resources of oromia, and committed genocide on the oromo people through massacre, slavery, depopulation, cutting hands, famine, and diseases during and after the colonization of oromia. The borana oromo are currently located in ethiopia and kenya, with a few in somalia. Ask the holy spirit to grant wisdom and favor to the church planters that are focusing on the oromo.
The people neither call themselves or like to be called by this name. Livestock products, coffee, oil seeds, spices, mineral resources and wild life are all diverse and abundant. The largest ethnic group in east africa, the oromo promoted peace, cultural assimilation, and ethnic integration. The oromo as recorded in ethiopian literature 25 reconstruction of oromo national identity. Pray that the lord of the harvest would call ethiopian christians to work among the oromo. The oromo are said to be of two major groups or moieties descended from the two houses wives of the person oromo represented by borana and barentu barenttuma. Aadaa boraanaa, a dictionary of borana culture, published in 2006 by shama books pages 709, price 221. The borana oromo people, also called the boran, are a subethnic section of the oromo people who live in southern ethiopia and northern kenya. With the adoption of orthography for the language in recent decades, scholars like kidane have turned their attention to the documentation and preservation of the.
The borana tribe originally hails from southern ethiopia with their language borana falling under a broader oromo grouping. Audio recordings are protected by unless explicitly indicated otherwise. Asafa jalata in the formation and development of individual or collective identity, the social condition is an objective agent, arising from economic, political, social and cultural aspects which are characteristic of the growth and history of the society in question. It is also practiced by the konso and gedeo people of southern ethiopia. Miluu xiinxala kitaaba aadaa booranaa a dictionary of. Oromia, ethiopia, oromo borana arsiguji, afroasiatic 1. They speak a dialect of the oromo language that is distinct enough that it is difficult for other oromo speakers to understand.
The author, ton leus was born and educated in the netherlands. It is of great importance for us to know more about the process of formation of the people. The oromo people are a cushitic ethnic group and nation native to ethiopia who speak the. Some groups from the oromo people from southern ethiopia entered northern kenya during the 16th century. The borana oromo people called the boran, are a subethnic section of the oromo people who live in southern ethiopia and northern kenya. Marriage practices among the gidda oromo southwestern part of gojjam see map 1. The oromo people of east africa are divided into two major branches. Having a destitute mother is better for one than not having mother at all. Among the oromo of harar, the arsi, guji, and borana, marrying with a daugh. The following summary information was adopted from the book by gadaa melbaa, oromia. The borana people shifted from ethiopia into the south and northern areas of kenya in the early years of the 16th century and are currently residents of isiolo, tana river. One highly developed selfsufficient system which has influenced every aspect of oromo life is the gadaa system. The publication of this book will enrich, expand, and widen our understanding of the dynamic role the oromo nation played in eastern africa, which hitherto has been neglected in the literature on ethiopia and kenya. An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country.
Political and juridical processes among the oromoborana. The system regulates political, economic, social and religious activities of the community. This system is not only well developed and well preserved among the borana oromo but also a viable sociopolitical system to date, comparable to no other region in oromiya. See more ideas about oromo people, ethiopia and haile selassie. They have retained virtually intact the gada, or highly formalized ageset system a system in which all members of society are included in separate age groups for life. They then differentiated into the cattlekeeping borana, while the gabbra and sakuye specialized in camelkeeping.
The borana are pastoralist who travel long distances with their cattle and camels in search for scarce food in an arid environment. The borana people are part of the oromo which are the largest ethnic group of ethiopia. Farming is an invasion, murku, borana tribal elder, describing how pastoralism is their life and the manner ethiopian govt is supporting commercial international farmers to encroach on their land. Particularly emperor iyoas i 173055, who was half borana, favored his mothers borana kinsmen and allies, and in his era, the borana language was the language of the court in gondar. New oromo borana music 2019takaban laff tetigurba boy ft mulky baibe duration. The borana, gabbra and sakuye peoples are subethnic groups within the oromo people group, and share language and culture.
The making of oromo kinship identity and structure brill. Among the myriad ways, language and culture play great role in creating and re. This book analyzes the development of indigenous religious, commercial, and political institutions among the oromo mainly during the relatively peaceful two centuries in its history, from 1704 to 1882. These two major groups are in turn subdivided into an assortment of clan families. With better knowledge of oromo culture and language, mekuria bulcha. However, what is not so well known, beyond the oromo speaking borana and the few outsiders who have studied it, is the literature itself. The gada system has been practiced for centuries and remains functional into the present among all of the major clans such as borana, guji, gabra, karrayu, arsi, afran qallo, ituu, humbana, tulama and macha clans of the oromo nation. The history of the arrival of the oromo people in the sixteenth century in east africa from outside is a fabrication and denial of historical facts. Such a dichotomy is quite common in oromo society and serves some aspects of their political and social life. In some rare cases, as in the case of the borana people, it takes years to name a baby. They speak a dialect of the oromo language, understood by other oromo s. Culture change among the nomadic borana of south ethiopia. There are cultural, political and above all historical explanations for failure to bond.
The oromo people is the largest of the cushitic speaking groups of people in africa and also the largest ethinic group of ethiopia. History of the oromo to the sixteenth century, volume 1. They are also called the boran, a subethnic section of the oromo people who live in southern ethiopia oromia and northern kenya. The oromo and the christian kingdom of ethiopia, 01700 by. Under gadaa, every eight years, the oromo would choose by consensus nine. From west to east and north to south, these subgroups are listed in the sections below. This book reveals the many creative solutions an african society found for problems that. Between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries, the oromo. Proverbs english translation 1 haadha dhabuu mannaa haadha dhabduu wayyaa.
Click download or read online button to get culture change among the nomadic borana of south ethiopia book now. Their borana oromo noted historian, arero rammata, was able to recount, in 1969, an oral history covering four thousand years, prouty et al, 1981. Among the collections published by the mt include short religious books, a collection of folksongs and stories in the oromo spelling book by onesimus nasib and aster ganno salban, weedduu, or oromo maiden songs by aster ganno salban, a comprehensive grammar of the oromo language, more than 15,000 oromo vocabulary words in a dictionary. Aadaa booranaa a dictionary of borana culture language. The borana people are notable for practicing gadaa system without interruption. The borana is one of the major pastoralist groups who belong to large ethnic group of oromo society. Elemo authored a book entitled hivaids, gender and rh promotion. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country.
It is a myth created by abyssinian court historians and monks, sustained by their european supporters and which the ethiopian rulers used to lay claim on oromo territory and justify their colonization of the oromo people. Ask god to anoint the gospel as it goes forth via radio in their area. Representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity 2016 url. A cultural representation of women in the oromo society jeylan w. Ibrahim amae elemo is a former director of oromiya hivaids prevention and control office and author of a book hivaids, rh and gender promotion. Scripture prayers for the oromo, borana in ethiopia. Internet borana arsiguji language the ethnologue borana oromo people wikipedia borana people the largest oromo pastoralists extensive photographs with cutlural description. The region has common border with all regional states of the. Nevertheless, researching the history of the oromo we found a strong antagonistic prejudice towards the people from the part of amharatigray society.
Borana is similarly associated with people who refuse to move away. The roles of traditional institutions among the borana oromo. In his book on the 188788 expedition of count samuel teleki, ludwig. Ecologically and agriculturally oromia region is the richest region in the horn of africa. The oromo nation is the community concerned with the gada system. Gada system, an indigenous democratic sociopolitical. Oromo history began in the sixteenth century when the oromo were actively recapturing their territories and rolling back the christian and muslim empires. List of oromo subgroups and clans the oromo people are divided into two major branches. After finishing his philosophical and theological studies, he went to tanzania and worked there for more than ten years as a priest of the spiritian missionary society. Jeros performance during gabra night 2019 oromo borana songs duration. According to oral and literary evidence, borana oromo clan and garre somali clan mutually. Oromo catalogue of new literature published for 2009.
Oromia, ethiopia, oromo boranaarsiguji, afroasiatic. An introduction to the history of the oromo people, 1999. Oromo borana tribe women culture oromo have a very rich culture, fostered by the size of the population and large land areas with diverse climatic conditions. Get a detailed look at the language, from population to dialects and usage. Borana bible kitaaba waaqa ka afaani boranatini taafani the bible in borana language 053p borana is a variety of oromo spoken in southern ethiopia and northern kenya by the borana people bible society on.
Gada is a traditional system of governance of the oromo people in ethiopia developed from knowledge gained over generations. This last description seems rather inappropriate to be used by the waso borana as their recent history has shown them to be quite ready to move when it is expedient. Nagaa peace, security, stability and love odaa a sycamore tree considered as oromo national symbol representing multiple symbols and meaning. There are almost 4 million borana people, most living in ethiopia. They always called themselves oromoo or oromoota plural. However, what is not so well known, beyond the oromospeaking borana and the few outsiders who have studied it, is the literature itself.
A medical doctor and a professor at harry truman college and nwiht in chicago, usa. Borana oromo is also known as borana arsiguji oromo, afan oromo, and southern oromo. He is the recipient of the 2005 ethiopian medical associations award for best scientific paper of the year. The borana are a branch of the populous oromo people found in. Dacci is the mystical influence of history on the present course of events. Cushitic speakers have occupied parts of northeastern and eastern africa for as long as recorded history. Marriage practices among the gidda oromo, northern. Neworomoborana music 2020 simale by sakina vybz youtube.
They lived together, each with different pastoral focus. Today gadaa experts easily recall fiftyseven abbaa gadaas with important events. Contemporary issues among the borana oromo and the 38th gumi gayo aseembly. By the late 18th century, the influence of the central government of ethiopia had declined, and local governors and kings enjoyed greater autonomy. Borana and barentu in oromo oral history are said to be brothers who were the sons orma, father of all oromos. It is believed that oromos inhabited a territory surrounding mada walabu. The borana are one of the major seminomadic pastoralist oromo cushiticspeaking people living in eastern and north eastern africa. Borana bible kitaaba waaqa ka afaani boranatini taafani. Under gadaa, every eight years, the oromo would choose by consensus an abbaa bokkuu. The generation of difference book summary the great ethnic migrations ca.