Oromo people
Horner ethnic group, with several subcategories
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Summary
Oromo people is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of ethnic group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,173 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Native language: Oromo[3]
- Religion or worldview: Sunni Islam[4], Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church[5], Protestantism[6], Catholicism[7], animism[8]
- Country: South Sudan[9], Kenya[10], Ethiopia[11], Somalia[12]
- Subclass of: Horner[13]
- Commons category: Oromo people[14]
- Has part(s): Arsi people[15], Category:Jimma Oromo cultural dress[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Oromo people[17]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[21], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries African Ethnic Groups[23]
- P14541: 1drcRM[24]
Why It Matters
Oromo people has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]