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Oromo

The Oromo are an African ethnic group (pejoratively termed "Galla") found in Ethiopia and to a lesser extent Kenya. They are the largest single ethnic group in Ethiopia, with 40% of the population. The Oromo number approximately over 30 million. They speak the Oromo language.

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Making a Market : The Institutional Transformation of an African Society (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions)
by: Jean Ensminger, Randall Calvert, Thrainn Eggertsson
13 September, 1996

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Oromia: An Introduction to the History of the Oromo People
by: Gadaa Melbaa
01 July, 1999

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The Making of the Oromo Diaspora
by: Mekuria Bulcha
July, 2002

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Modern Afaan Oromo Grammar: Qaanqee Galma Afaan Oromo
by: TAHA, M. ROBA
30 July, 2004

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The Oromo of Ethiopia: A History 1570-1860
by: Mohammed Hassen
01 March, 1994

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Jimma Abba Jifar: An Oromo Monarchy Ethiopia 1830-1932 With a Post-Script
by: Herbert S. Lewis
01 December, 2002

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Fighting Against the Injustice of the State and Globalization : Comparing the African American and Oromo Movements
by: Asafa Jalata
09 February, 2002

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Being Oromo in Kenya
by: Mario I. Aguilar
01 September, 1997

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A Grammatical Sketch of Written Oromo (Grammatische Analysen Afrikanischer Sprachen)
by: C. Griefenow-Mewis
2001

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Oromo Nationalism and the Ethiopian Discourse: The Search for Freedom and Democracy
by: Asafa Jalata
01 July, 1998

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