Boorana
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, specifically Marsabit County. They speak a distinct dialect of the Oromo language by the same name, Boorana. The Boorana people are notable for practicing the Gadaa system without interruption.
Borana Oromo Child from Ethiopia (1960) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| 874,000 Ethiopia, 276,236 Kenya | |
| Languages | |
| Oromo | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Sunni Islam with minorities of Christianity and Waaqeffanna | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Barento Oromo |
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