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I find it hard to tell the differences between them in features, especially the ones in Addis Ababa, how do you tell the differences between them? i know Oromos outside of addis look very different and tigrays can sometimes be a little darker.
Tigrayans tend to have more rectangular faces (longer length-wise) vs. Amharas, but it's difficult. With Oromos, they look a bit "off" from Amharas. Sometimes, it's obvious, because they look like Sidamas with a very large face and wide robust jaw, but Oromos vary greatly based on region. A Welega Oromo isn't going to be too distinct from a Gojjame. Eastern Oromos look kind of Somali sometimes, so they're easy to tell apart, and southern Oromos look like S. Somalis or Gabras, which are also distinct.
Tigrayans tend to have more rectangular faces (longer length-wise) vs. Amharas, but it's difficult. With Oromos, they look a bit "off" from Amharas. Sometimes, it's obvious, because they look like Sidamas with a very large face and wide robust jaw, but Oromos vary greatly based on region. A Welega Oromo isn't going to be too distinct from a Gojjame. Eastern Oromos look kind of Somali sometimes, so they're easy to tell apart, and southern Oromos look like S. Somalis or Gabras, which are also distinct.
yeah also, many oromos are not really pure oromos, especially the ones you find in shewa and welega, they seem to be a mix of amhara and oromo, yet they speak oromigna
yeah also, many oromos are not really pure oromos, especially the ones you find in shewa and welega, they seem to be a mix of amhara and oromo, yet they speak oromigna
That's true of Amharas, too. The original Oromo homeland was a (relative to today) small area in S. Ethiopia, while the original Amhara ethnic group was a small Amharic-speaking group in the medieval province of Amhara, a relatively small area between the Walaqa and, if I remember correctly, Bashilo rivers in Wollo.
That's true of Amharas, too. The original Oromo homeland was a (relative to today) small area in S. Ethiopia, while the original Amhara ethnic group was a small Amharic-speaking group in the medieval province of Amhara, a relatively small area between the Walaqa and, if I remember correctly, Bashilo rivers in Wollo.
I don't exactly recall walaqa being mentioned but according to Donald Levine's : the evolution of a multiethnic society (Pg.76), the original Amhara Homeland was bordered to the south by the Wanchet river (basically menze area) to the North by the Bashillo river (Angot area), to the west by the Eastern bend of the Abay river and to the east by where the highlands end and lowland begins.
Which would make the region to be centered somewhere around the confluence of the pre-TPLF provinces of Shewa, Wello, Gonder and Gojam, like so:
I don't exactly recall walaqa being mentioned but according to Donald Levine's : the evolution of a multiethnic society (Pg.76), the original Amhara Homeland was bordered to the south by the Wanchet river (basically menze area) to the North by the Bashillo river (Angot area), to the west by the Eastern bend of the Abay river and to the east by where the highlands end and lowland begins.
Which would make the region to be centered somewhere around the confluence of the pre-TPLF provinces of Shewa, Wello, Gonder and Gojam, like so:
Possibly, where's Wanchet, is it just north of Walaqa? I remember the name Walaqa, but there was also a small province by that name, which I think was just to the south.
I can't remember the exact sources, though. I thought one of them was Le domaine des rois éthiopiens, 1270-1527, but I can't seem to find any specifics from a quick search.
Shewa in my opinion seems to be a state occupied by a majority "amharas" yet it is declared a Oromo state, the only pure oromos i can think of in that region are the ones in "sellalae".
i also have doubts that Oromos are 62% in population compared to Habeshas, i dont think all oromo speakers should be classified as Oromo, based only on the fact that they speak Oromigna. Oromos tend to have mingled with amhara groups, yet they keep their Oromo culture.
Possibly, where's Wanchet, is it just north of Walaqa? I remember the name Walaqa, but there was also a small province by that name, which I think was just to the south.
I can't remember the exact sources, though. I thought one of them was Le domaine des rois éthiopiens, 1270-1527, but I can't seem to find any specifics from a quick search.
The Wanchet is slightly downstream of the Walaqa river, i.e. it is between the Abay tributary rivers of Walaqa and Jamma , although the Wanchet is also a tributary to the Jamma river.
The Wanchet is slightly downstream of the Walaqa river, i.e. it is between the Abay tributary rivers of Walaqa and Jamma , although the Wanchet is also a tributary to the Jamma river.
Differences between Amhara's, Oromo's, Tigray's?
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