The Oromo people of East Africa are divided into two major branches: the Borana Oromo and Barento Oromo. These two major groups are in turn subdivided into an assortment of clan families. From West to East and North to South, these subgroups are listed in the sections below.

The Oromo people (Oromo: Oromoo, pron. / ˈɒrəmoʊ / ORR-əm-oh[11]) are a Cushitic ethnic group native to the Oromia region of Ethiopia and parts of Northern Kenya. [12] . They speak the Oromo language (also called Afaan Oromoo), which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family. [12] .

Borana and Barento in Oromo oral history are said to be brothers who were the sons of Orma, father of all Oromos. These two major groups are in turn subdivided into an assortment of clan families. From West to East and North to South, these subgroups are listed in the sections below.

Genealogy of the Macha Oromo. ... the Sedecha settled to south and southeastern of Oda Bisil and spread over the Gibe Valley. The following diagram shows oromo peoples' genealogy ( Figure 1)....

С. 503—516 genealogical trees — the main basis of the Oromo identities (each Oromo can count one’s ancestral background to twelve generations), which reminds of the Matthew’s book in the New Testament.

Oromo kinship structure is inseparable from what is called Gosa which, with Gadaa, constitute(d), one of the major ethnographic characteristics which define the social organization and fabric and, as such, remains one of the mechanisms defining individual and collective identity.

The Family Tree of the three major Tulama clans and sub-clans are the following. The Tulama Family Tree Oromo Borana Barentu Tulama Daccii – 3 Bacho – 6 Jille – 6 Galaan-6 Oboo-7 Soddo-3 Illu Gona

Oral Oromo tradition reveal that Babile is the first son’s of Qallo, therefore due to keep enemies from his youngest brothers, Babile take duty and settled the count line places which edge with Somali. Currently, the area is a home of plural societies from …

Abstract: The main Objective of this study is to unearth thehistory of the major and sub-clans of the Oromo of Gumma kingdom.

The Oromo people of East Africa are divided into two major branches: the Borana Oromo and Barento Oromo. These two major groups are in turn subdivided into an assortment of clan families. From West to East and North to South, these subgroups are listed in the sections below.