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Oromo

Pronunciation: /ˈɒrəməʊ/

Definition of Oromo

noun (plural same or Oromos)

  • 1a member of an East African people, the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Cushitic language of the Oromo, spoken by more than 30 million people in several different dialects.

adjective

  • relating to the Oromo or their language.

Origin:

the name in Oromo. Another name is Galla, which is not favoured by the Oromo themselves and is regarded as pejorative

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