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Borana Oromo people
The Boorana (also known as Borana) are one of the two major subgroups of the Oromo people. A Cushitic ethnic group, they primarily inhabit the Borena Zone of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia and the former Eastern Province in northern Kenya, specifically Marsabit County. They speak a distinct dialect of the Oromo language by the same name, Boorana. The Boorana people are notable for practicing the Gadaa system without interruption.
Orma people
ethnic group
Qallu
Warra Qallu (Arabic: وارا قَلّو; also transliterated Warra Qallo, Warra Qalu, or Warra Qallu) refers to a historical population group mentioned in early Arabic manuscripts from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, associated with the Awash River valley and the southeastern Ethiopian Highlands. The name is among the written attestations connected to the Oromo people, particularly the Afran Qallo branch.Qallus are the son of Afran QALLO (Maya)
Arsi people
Branch of Oromo ethnic group