Oromo

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Contents 1 Jalqaba 2 Seena Oromo 3 jalqaba waliti aanu 4 Qoqqodama Oromo 5 Oromoo Beekkamoo 6 References

[edit] Jalqaba

Oromoon saba Aafrikaa keessa jiraatu, kan Itoophiyaa kessaa fi haga diqoo immo umatti ishee Keenyaa fi Somaliyaa keessatti argamu dha. Sabi Oromoo saba Ethiopia kessatti bayyina ummataan tokkoffaa irra jirti. Akka Qo'annoo bara 1994 (akka Gregorian calenderitti) bayyini ummatta Oromo percent ummata Ethiopia 32.1% qabata. Hardha bayyini ummata Oromo million 25 dha. Afaan dubbatamus Afaan Oromoo yokaan Oromiffa jedhama.

[edit] Seena Oromo

Ummatni Oromo ummata afaan kushi dubbatu kan baha fi kabba baha Afrikaa kessatti argaman kessa tokko dha. Ummatni Oromoo kabban hanga Tigray, kibban hanga Kenya faffaca'e argama. Gafaa Afrikaa kessa Oromon saba kushii dubbatu gudditidha. Akkatan lafa, adda fi afaan ishe Oromo Afrikaa kessa dabre immo adunya kessatti akka bekamtu ishe godhera. Qo'annon jiru akka ibsutti Oromon ganna kuma oli Afrikaa Baha kessa akka jiratte ammanama (Prouty at al, 1981).

Oromon Saba "Pastoralist/nomadic" fi "semi-agriculturalist" jedhamanni kessa akka dhufte ammanama.

Bara centurii 16 kessatti eega Ethiopia fi Sultanetii Adal wal hadhanii lachu dadhabani dhisanii bodaa, ummanni Oromo gara Kabbatti (kabba Oromo ammatti) godannan. Abban amantii "Bahrey" jedhamu akka bara 1593tti barresetti jajabenna Oromon yeroo sunitti qabdu cimaa akka turee ibserra. Bahrey itti anne Oromon akka gara kabba-dhihatti gara Arsi, Shawaa, Wallaga fi Gojjam akkasumas gara kabba-bahan gara Hararghe fi Wollo akka fafacatte ibserra. Harold G. Marcus akka jedhetti kabbi-dhiha Borana akka bakki Oromon duran qubbate akka ta'e ibse turre. Bara Centurii 17 jalqabee Oromon Amarra irra gargarri bahu jalqabani. Haa ta'u malee Oromon bulchinsa Ethiopia bara suni kessatti bakka argachu jalqabde. Kessattu Emperor Iyoas 1ffan (1730-55) Oromotta saba hadha issa ta'an offitti dhihessu jalqabe. Akkasumas (Court) Gondar kessatti Afaan Oromo akka dubbatamu tasisse. Bara "Zemene Mesafinti" kessatti dhalotta Oromo kan ta'an Yejjun bara dheraafi warannan Empererotta Ethiopia dursa turanni. Akkasumas Begemder, Enderases jallatti qoddamu jalqabanii. Yejjunis Ras Ali 1ffa jala bulaa turre, haa ta'u malee bara dheran dubaa Tewodros 1ffan Ras Ali 1ffa hinjifatte. Haa ta'u malee ammalee Empereronni Ethiopia waan dadhabanif warrani Yejju Ethiopia kessa tokkoffa ture.

Oromonni bara sunnitti bekkamo turan kessa 1. Bulchistu Menen kan Wollo, kan bara 1800 Empress tatee. 2. Ras Mohammad kan Wollo, kan Ras Mikael ta'e, achin bulchinsa Sion. 3. Bulchist Menen kan Ambassel, kan hadha mana Haile Silasse tate.

Humna fi matii imperiallaa wajjin walitti qabamufi jecha ummatni oromo heduni christanummatti jijjiramani turan. Itti fufe immo, gara dhumaa 1800ffatti, Emperor Yohannis 4ffan gosa Oromo Wollo kessa jirran hunda akka chiristanumatti jijjiraman yokan immo akka qabenya isanni dhabani sodachisse turee. Kunii immo gosa Oromo lafa warra dhisan akka gara kibbatti godannan warra godhee turee. Bulchan Oromo Mohammad maqaa jijjirate Bulcha lafa Mikael jedhame, nitti ergaa fudhe bodaa abba Empero Iyasu 4ffa ta'e.

[edit] jalqaba waliti aanu

• Arsi
• Bale
• Borana
• Jimma
• Illu Abbabora
• Dhiha Shawaa
• Baha Hararghe
• Baha Wallaga
• Dhiha Hararghe
• Baha Shawaa
• Kabba Shawaa
• Dhiha Wallaga
• Gujji

[edit] Qoqqodama Oromo

Ummani Oromo bakka kudha lamati adda bahan. Bakka dhiha baha irra eegalee hanga bahati tuutnitun:

• Ummani walaga ummata naannawa dhiha jiraatu ummani kun naannawa bishanijiraatan;
• The Macha Oromo, living between Dindessa River and the Omo River, and south into the Gibe region;
• The Tulama Oromo, who live in the Oromia Region around Addis Ababa;
• The Wollo Oromo, who are the northernmost group, and live predominantly in the Oromia Zone of the Amhara Region, as far north as Lake Ashenge, with whom the Raya Oromo and the Yejju Oromo are often grouped;
• The Ittu Oromo, who live in the Oromia Region from the Awash River east to a line drawn south of Dire Dawa;
• The Ania Oromo, who live south of the Ittu and west of the Erer River;
• The Ala Oromo, living west of the city of Harar and the Erer River, and between the Ittu and Anyaa Oromo;
• The Nole Oromo, who live east of Dire Dawa and north of Harar;
• The Babille Oromo, who are one of the easternmost subgroup, living east of the Erer River in the Oromia Region, and south of the other easternmost subgroup,
• The Jarso Oromo, who live in the northeastern corner of the Misraq Hararghe Zone of the Oromia Region;
• The Arsi Oromo, who live in the part of the Oromia Region named for them, the Arsi Zone; and
• The Borena Oromo, who are the southernmost subgroup of the Oromo, and live in the southern parts of the Oromia Region and in Kenya.^[1]
• The Oborra Oromo
• The Qallu Oromo, who live between the Awash River and Dire Dawa.
• The Guji Oromo, who are the southern part subgroup of the Oromo, inhabiting neighboring the Borena Oromo.

[edit] Oromoo Beekkamoo

• Amaan Hedatoo political activist and new singer
• Ababa Abishu - political activist and prominent singer
• Abadula Gemeda - Fourth President of Oromia regional state
• Abas Hadji - Author and historian; wrote about Arsi history
• King Abba Jifar II - ruled Jimma and surrounding areas
• Abbas Gnamo - professor
• Abdissa Aga - Escapee from Italian prison and leader of a squad for the Allies during WWII
• Hon. Abdissa Yadeta Muleta-Ethiopian State Minister of Youth & Sport
• Abdukarim Ibrahim Hamid (Jarra Abba Gada) - one of the founders of the OLF and the head of the Front for Democratic Oromia (FDO)
• Abdulsemed M. Yousuf Dr. author of seerlugaa Afaan Oromoo and authority on Oromo grammar
• Ras Abebe Aregay, general fighting against Italian occupiers (1930s)
• Abebe Bikila - first African and Ethiopian to receive a gold medal in the Olympics (marathon; ran barefoot)
• Abebe Kebede - prominent singer from the 1980s
• Abebe Tesema - a famous singer
• Abiyu Geleta - OLF leader
• Abubaker Usman Oda (Sheikh Bakri Saphalo) - modern Oromo nationalist and Muslim scholar; invented an Oromo alphabet.
• Hon. Adanech Abiebie Dessa - Secrateray General of (HPR)House of Peolples Representative
• Colonel Alemu Kitessa - Founder and long time leader of Mecha and Tulama Association
• Ali Birra - famous singer
• Ras Ali II of Yejju, Enderase or Regent of the Ethiopian Emperor, and effectively the ruler of Ethiopia
• Aman Kadir Kamsare - Oromo Scholar and one of the founders of Front for Independence of Oromia
• Asafa Jalata - author and professor
• Ayana Birru - invented the Amharic typewriter of Ethiopia
• Baaro Tumsa - one of the founders of the OLF
• Sheyk Bakri Sapalo- scholar and poet. He created Afaan Oromo writing system
• Dejazmach Balcha Aba Nefso - Ethiopian general at the Battle of Adwa
• Bedri Kabira Mohammed - founder of the Saphalo Foundation
• Berhane Adere- won the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
• Boru Sheko Bati- Regional leader
• Hon. Bulcha Demeksa Senbeto- OFDM opposition party leader, parliamentarian and peace-advocate
• Dawud Ibsa Ayana - OLF leader
• Derartu Tulu - Long Distance runner and Gold Winner at the Olympics
• Dubale Jale- Governor of National Bank of Ethiopia
• Dubba Gololcha - Regional leader
• Ebisa Adugnya - famous Ethiopian singer
• Professor Ephrem Isaac - Multilnigual author and professor
• Elemo Qiltu - Hero among heros. Known as the first true fighter for the sake of Oromo people.
• Hon. Fantaye Gezahegn Urgesa- Deputy Chairperson of the Ethiopian Legal & Adminiistration Affairs Committee
• Fatuma Roba - Long Distance runner and 1996 marathon winner.
• Gadaa Gammadaa - One of the OLF founders
• Hon. Fetia Yesuf Mumed- Deputy Chairperson of the Ethiopian Capacity Building Affairs Committee
• Gelassa Dilbo - OLF leader
• Gete Wami - cross country and track runner.
• Hon. Girma Biru Geda- EThiopian Minister of Trade & Industry
• Hon. Gifty Abasiya Ababuliga - Chairperson of Ethiopian Women's Affairs Committee
• Guyoo Dhabasa - gadaa scholar
• Haile Gebrselassie - King of Long distance running and marathon runner.
• Haile Mariam Gamada founder of Macha and Tulama Association
• Hailu Kitaba- One of the very best Oromo singer
• Hassen Ali First president of Oromia regional state
• Hordofa Guysa author
• Ibsa Gutama - former Minister of Education
• Ibsa Sisay - author
• Jamal Robale also known as Gutama Hawas - One of the OLF founders
• Hon. Kebede Abera Odo-Chairman of the Ethiopian Trade & Industry Affairs Committee
• General Kemal Galchu - a former Ethiopian General
• Juneidi Sad - Third President of Oromia regional state (2001-2005)
• Kenenisa Bekele - Ethiopian long distance runner
• Kuma Demeksa - Second President of Oromia regional state (1995-2001)
• "Kuwee" Martha Kumsa - acclaimed journalist and imprisoned professor
• Legesse Abdi - famous Oromo singer
• Leenco Lata - former OLF leader-engineer-politician-author
• Legaba Bekele Hordofa Chengire – Responsible for the Royal Palace (Gibbi)
• Lenco Bati - OLF member
• Mamo Mezemir member of Macha and Tulama Association
• Mamo Wolde - Ethiopian long-distance runner, winner of the marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics
• Dr. Merera Gudina - author and professor, ONC opposition party executive member, Ethiopian parliamentarian
• Merkuria Bulcha - author and professor
• Hon. Ambassador Mohammed Ali Ibrahim-Chairman of the Ethiopian Foreign, Defense & Security Affairs Committee
• Sheikh Mohamed Rashad Abdulle - Muslim scholar who translated the Qur'an into Afan Oromo
• Mohammed Hassen Ali - professor of history at Georgia University and one of the most prolific writers on Oromo history
• Mul'is Abbaa gadaa notable nationalist and one of the founders of Oromo liberation Army
• Nadhi Gamada - One of the OLF founders
• Hon. Dr. Negaso Gidada Solan- ex-President of Ethiopia
• Nuho Mohammed Gobana - one of the best Oromo singers
• Omar Suleyman - Legend Oromo Artist and Nationalist
• Onesimos Nesib - evangelist and translator of Bible into the Oromo language
• Qamar Yusuf - Oromo tranditional singer; known as the Master of Shaggoyyee
• Hon. Shiferaw Jariso Tedecha - EPRDF government minister (chief)
• Hon. Sofiyan Ahmed Beker - Ethiopian Minister of Finance & Economic Development
• Qurquji Simbo - renowned Oromo vocalist and Oromo nationalism advocator
• Ramadaan Huseen Khaliil - First oromo libration fighter
• Teferi Benti - former Ethiopian president
• Tesfaye Jale Geche- Former Education Department Head of West-Shoa Administrative Zone
• Tilahun Gessesse - famous Ethiopian singer
• Dr. Tilahun Gamta - Renowned Oromo linguist and author of the most comprehensive Oromo English Dictionary
• Gen. Tadesse Birru - trained Nelson Mandela; father of Oromo nationalism; Ethiopian patriot and commander of Fatno-Derash
• Dr. Teshome Soromessa - author and professor
• Tirunesh Dibaba - Ethiopian long-distance runner
• Umar Suleyman -one of the best Oromo singer
• Gen. Waqo Gutu - leader of the United Liberation Forces of Oromia (ULFO)
• [Hon. Workneh Gebeyehu Negewo]] - Commissioner of the Federal Police
• Lij Yilma Deressa Amentu: Minister of Finance, Commerce & Industry and Foreign Affairs in Emperor Haile Selassie's cabinet; economist; historian; and, celebrated wit. Author of Ye Ityopia Tarik be Asrasideste Naw Kifle Zemen.

• Ibsa Ebba Faisa - One of the OLF founders, Organizer, Author and Engineer
• Girma Goro Gonfa - Qo'ataa fi Barsiisaa

[edit] References

1. ↑ Distribution and locations is based on the map in G.W.B. Huntingford, The Galla of Ethiopia; the Kingdoms of Kafa and Janjero (London: International African Institute, 1955).