Oromo people

Horner ethnic group, with several subcategories
Intangible ethnic_group Q318674
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Oromo people

Summary

Oromo people is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,606 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oromo was Oromo people's native language[3].
  • Oromo people's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam[4].
  • Oromo people's religion is recorded as Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church[5].
  • Oromo people's religion is recorded as Protestantism[6].
  • Oromo people's religion is recorded as Catholicism[7].
  • Oromo people's religion is recorded as animism[8].
  • Oromo people is in the country of South Sudan[9].
  • Oromo people is in the country of Kenya[10].
  • Oromo people is in the country of Ethiopia[11].
  • Oromo people is in the country of Somalia[12].
  • Oromo people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[13].
  • Oromo people is a type of Horner[14].
  • Oromo people's Commons category is recorded as Oromo people[15].
  • Oromo people comprises Arsi people[16].
  • Oromo people comprises Category:Jimma Oromo cultural dress[17].
  • Oromo people's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oromo people[18].
  • Oromo people's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19].
  • Oromo people's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Oromo people's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Oromo people's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[22].
  • Oromo people's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23].
  • Oromo people's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries African Ethnic Groups[24].

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Definition and Type

Oromo people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[13]. It is a type of Horner[14].

Use and Application

Components include Arsi people[16], an ethnic group[25], in Ethiopia[26] and Category:Jimma Oromo cultural dress[17].

Why It Matters

Oromo people ranks in the top 3% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,606 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country
    Native language Oromo
    Subclass of Horner
    Instance of
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