The Wolane people are an
ethnic group
An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include common sets of traditions, ancestry, language, history, ...
in southern
Ethiopia. Wolane people speak a
Semitic language which is closely related to
Sil'te,
Zay and
Harari languages. One of the Wolane peoples ancestor was
Kabir Hamid who arrived from
Harar. Wolane’s territory was annexed into
Gurage after
Menelik Menelek or Menelik may refer to:
* Menelik I, first Emperor of Ethiopia
* Menelik II (1844–1913), Emperor of Ethiopia
*Menelek XIV, fictional Emperor of Abyssinia in the novel ''Beyond Thirty'' by Edgar Rice Burroughs
*Ménélik (born 1970), Fren ...
's forces invaded in the 1800's. Wolane domain today remains under the Gurage zone's eastern most district, however there has been calls by the Wolane to push for a separate Wolane region.
Wolane Community
The Wolane community consists of 160,000 people. A remarkable number of Wolane is living in
Addis Ababa. The Wolane in the countryside live mostly in higher places, called "
Däga". These places are very suitable for the cultivation of
Enset, which is one of Wolane people stample foods.
References
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Bibliography
* Crass, J. & Meyer, R. (2001). The Qabena and the Wolane: Two people of the Gurage Region and their Respective Histories according to their Own Oral Tradition.
Ethnic groups in Ethiopia