Friday, September 11, 2009

Oromo


The Oromo (Oromo: Oromoo “The Powerful”, Amharic: ኦሮሞ ’Oromo) are an ethnic group found in Ethiopia and to a lesser extent in northern Kenya. They are the largest single ethnic group in Ethiopia, at 34.49% of the population according to the 2007 census, and today number over 25 million. Their native language is the Oromo language (also called Afaan Oromoo and Oromiffa).

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