Barento (

Oromo Oromo may refer to: * Oromo people, an ethnic group of Ethiopia and Kenya * Oromo language, an Afroasiatic language See also * *Orma (clan), Oromo tribe *Oromia Oromia (, ) is a Regions of Ethiopia, regional state in Ethiopia and the homelan ...

: ''Bareentoo'') is one of the two major subgroups of the

Oromo people The Oromo people (, pron. ) are a Cushitic peoples, Cushitic ethnic group native to the Oromia region of Ethiopia and parts of Northern Kenya. They speak the Oromo language (also called ''Afaan Oromoo''), which is part of the Cushitic language ...

, a

Cushitic The Cushitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They are spoken primarily in the Horn of Africa, with minorities speaking Cushitic languages to the north in Egypt and Sudan, and to the south in Kenya and Tanzania. As of 2 ...

ethnic group An ethnicity or ethnic group is a group of people with shared attributes, which they collectively believe to have, and long-term endogamy. Ethnicities share attributes like language, culture, common sets of ancestry, traditions, society, re ...

. They live in the

West Hararghe Zone West Hararge () is a zone in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. West Hararghe takes its name from the former province of Hararghe. West Harerge is bordered on the south by the Shebelle River which separates it from Bale, on the southwest by Arsi, on ...

Arsi zone Arsi () is a Zones of Ethiopia, zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia, named after a clan of the Oromo people, Oromo, who inhabit in the area. Arsi is bordered on the south by Bale Zone, on the southwest by the West Arsi Zone, on the northwest by Ea ...

, of the

Oromia Region Oromia (, ) is a Regions of Ethiopia, regional state in Ethiopia and the homeland of the Oromo people. Under Article 49 of 1995 Constitution of Ethiopia, Ethiopian Constitution, the capital of Oromia is Addis Ababa, also called Finfinne. The ...

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

while the other subgroup named

Borana Oromo 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, spec ...

inhabiting

Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Addis Ababa The Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne () is a zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia that surrounds Addis Ababa (also known as Finfine: literally "natural spring", in the Oromo language). It was created in 2008 from parts of North Shewa Zon ...

West Shewa Zone West Shewa Zone () is a zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia. This zone takes its name from the kingdom or former province of Shewa. West Shewa is bordered on the south by the Southwest Shewa Zone and the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples ...

West Welega Zone West Wollega Zone () is a zone in the western part of Oromia Region, Ethiopia. This zone is named after the former province of Wollega, whose western part lay in the area West Wollega now occupies. West Wellega is bordered on the west by Kelam ...

and

Borena Zone Borena ( Oromo: ''Boorana'') is a zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Borena is named after one of the two major subgroups of the Oromo people. Borena is bordered on the south by Kenya, on the west by the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peo ...

of the

.Asafa Jalata (2010)
Oromo Peoplehood: Historical and Cultural Overview
Sociology, University of Tennessee Press, pages 5, 11-12

Demography

Barento are one of the two main moiety of the

in the

. Between the fifth and eighth centuries, the

and Barentu Oromo people had differentiated from the confederation. The Barento people thereafter expanded to the eastern regions now called Hararghe, Arsi, Wello, and northeastern Shawa. The Borana people, empowered by their ''Gadda'' political and military organization expanded in the other directions, regions now called western Shewa, Welega, Illubabor, Kaffa, Gamu Goffa, Sidamo and in the 16th-century into what is now northern Kenya regions. The Borana and Barento groups are sometimes referred to as two early era moieties of the Oromo people.

Religion

The Barento Oromo people in Arsi, Bale and Hararghe regions abandoned their traditional religions in the 9th century, when they were converted to Islam. In eastern regions close to Somalia, about 98.5% of the Barento people now follow Islam. Some people away from Somalia border, in the

Arsi Zone Arsi () is a Zones of Ethiopia, zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia, named after a clan of the Oromo people, Oromo, who inhabit in the area. Arsi is bordered on the south by Bale Zone, on the southwest by the West Arsi Zone, on the northwest by Ea ...

and the

Bale Zone Bale Zone (Oromo language, Oromo: Godina ''Baalee'') is a Zones of Ethiopia, zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Bale is bordered on the south by the Ganale Dorya River which separates it from Guji Zone, on the west by the Shashamane, on the nort ...

follow Orthodox Christianity

Subgroups

According to Barento there are two groups of Barento clans, the authentic Oromo and assimilated foreigners. The clans labelled Humbana are originally Oromo whereas the Sarri Sidama are non Oromo in origin and consist of various assimilated group including Harari, Somali etc. The Barento consist of the following sections or subgroups, which in turn include many subdivisions: * The

Ittu Oromo Ituu () is one of the clans of the Oromo people. This group lives dominantly in the present-day West Hararghe Zone. The correct term for the land of Ituus is "Chercher" or "Ona Ituu" (the Ituu Province). It is believed the extinct Harla ethnicity ...

, who live in the Oromia Region from the

Awash River } The Awash River (sometimes spelled Awaash; Oromo language, Oromo: ''Awaash OR Hawaas'', Amharic: ዐዋሽ, Afar language, Afar: ''Hawaash We'ayot'', Somali language, Somali: ''Webiga Dir'', Italian language, Italian: ''Auasc'') is a major river ...

east to a drawn south of

Dire Dawa Dire Dawa (; , meaning"where the Dir (clan), Dir hit his spear into the ground" or "The true Dir", , Harari language, Harari: ድሬዳዋ, lit. "Plain of Medicine"; ) is a city in eastern Ethiopia near the Somali Region and Oromia, Oromo borde ...

; * The

Karrayyu The ''Karrayyu'' are an Oromo people clan inhabiting the Awash Valley banks of Abadir and Merti area in central Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Afri ...

, who live along the Awash valley in East Shawa as well as West Hararge * The

Aniya Oromo Aniya is a village and a gram panchayat in Chanditala I community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in West Bengal, India. Geography Aniya is located at . Gram panchayat Villages in Ainya gram panchayat are: Aku ...

, who live south of the Ittu and west of the

Erer River The Erer is a perennial river of eastern Ethiopia. It rises near the city of Harar, in Harari Region, and flows in a primarily southern direction to its confluence with the Shabelle. See also * Rivers of Ethiopia This is a list of streams a ...

; * The

Afran Qallo Afran is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Afran Ismayilov (born 1988), Azerbaijani footballer *Afran Nisho Ahammed Fazle Rabbi (born 8 December 1980), known popularly as Afran Nisho, is a Bangladeshi actor, story writer an ...

which refer to the 4 decedents of Qallo, which are: **

Ala Oromo Ala, ALA, Alaa, or Alae may refer to: Codes * Åland Islands, ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code * Åland, ISO 3166-1 country code * Former NYSE stock symbol of Alcatel; see Alcatel-Lucent * Almaty International Airport, IATA code Military * , a US Navy ...

, living west of the city of

Harar Harar (; Harari language, Harari: ሀረር / ; ; ; ), known historically by the indigenous as Harar-Gey or simply Gey (Harari: ጌይ, ݘٛىيْ, ''Gēy'', ), is a List of cities with defensive walls, walled city in eastern Ethiopia. It is al ...

and the Erer River ** Oborra Oromo, living between the Ittu and Ala Oromo **

Babille Oromo Babille may refer to: * Babille, Ethiopia, a town in eastern Ethiopia * Babille, Oromia (woreda), a woreda in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia * Babille, Somali (woreda) Babille () is a woreda in the Somali Region of Ethiopia Ethiopia, off ...

, living east of the Erer River in the

Dagaa Oromo The silver cyprinid (''Rastrineobola argentea'') also known as the Lake Victoria sardine, mukene, and omena (native language), dagaa (Swahili) is a species of pelagic, freshwater ray-finned fish in the danio family, Danionidae from East Africa. I ...

(Huumee, Nole and Jarso): *** (Huumee - Mana Hiyyoo) who live between Laaftoo and Faafam rivers *** Nole Oromo who live east of

and north of

; *** Jarso who live in the northeastern corner of the

; * The

Arsi Oromo Arsi Oromo is an ethnic Oromo branch, inhabiting the Arsi, West Arsi and Bale Zones of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, as well as in the Adami Tullu and Jido Kombolcha woreda of East Shewa Zone.The Arsi are made up of the Sikkoo-Mandoo branch ...

, who primarily live in the

of the Oromia Region as well as the

; and * The

Qallu Qallo is one of the thirteen sub-clans of the Somali Sheikhal clan.Awash River } The Awash River (sometimes spelled Awaash; Oromo language, Oromo: ''Awaash OR Hawaas'', Amharic: ዐዋሽ, Afar language, Afar: ''Hawaash We'ayot'', Somali language, Somali: ''Webiga Dir'', Italian language, Italian: ''Auasc'') is a major river ...

. And

Hararghe Hararghe ( ''Harärge''; Harari language, Harari: ሀረርጌ፞ይ, هَرَرْݘٛىيْ,''Harargêy'', Oromo language, Oromo: Harargee, ) was a provinces of Ethiopia, province of eastern Ethiopia with its capital in Harar. Etymology Harargh ...

. * The Sherifa, or Ashraf, who live between the

and

East Hararge Babile

Deder Dader (Amharic: ደደር) is a town located in the East Hararghe Zone of the Oromia, Ethiopia with an altitude of above sea level. It is the administrative center of the Dader District. Between 1954 and 1967, Deder received telephone service. ...

Gursum and West Hararge

Gelemso Galamso (also spelled Gelemso, and in Oromo Galamsoo), is a town in West Haraghe of Oromia Region, Ethiopia, Gelemso is located in eastern Ethiopian and is far from country capital by 301 km and second way 413 km in the western per ...

References

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