Oromo
Americannoun
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Oromos,
plural
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Oromo
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a member of a nomadic, pastoral people of Ethiopia and Kenya.
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the Cushitic language of the Oromo.
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Oromo
First recorded in 1865–70; from Oromo; perhaps from ormu “men,” a self-designation
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Men aged between 28 and 32 are identified by the ostrich feathers they wear, which are known in the Afaan Oromo language as "baalli".
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2025
The rebels are known as the Oromo Liberation Army, an outlawed splinter group of the Oromo Liberation Front that was formerly a banned opposition party.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
The government’s negotiating team in Zanzibar includes Justice Minister Gedion Timotheos and Redwan Hussein, the prime minister’s national security adviser, according to the Oromo Legacy Leadership and Advocacy Association, a U.S.-based civic group.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
Oromos, who account for more than a third of Ethiopia's 110 million people, hoped their lot would improve under Abiy, whose father is Oromo.
From Reuters ● Apr. 25, 2023
Great among the Oromo is the veneration for the old.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner
Oromos form the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia, followed by Amharas.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2023
The row started on Feb. 4, when three clerics from Oromiya accused the leadership of the main church of discriminating against Oromos, the country's largest ethnic group.
From Reuters ● Feb. 16, 2023
Al-Shabab has trained several thousand fighters for its Ethiopian “command,” mainly ethnic Somalis and Oromos inside Ethiopia, Bryden asserted.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
Mr. Abiy came to power in 2018 on the back of anti-government protests led by the Oromos, the country’s largest, if historically marginalized, ethnic group.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
What spurred him into action was an advert in the Oromia region, where most Oromos live as the country is divided into ethnically based states.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2022
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