The Karrayyu (also Kerrayu, Karrayyuu) are an Oromo clan inhabiting the Awash Valley banks of Abadir and Merti area in central Ethiopia.[1] They are pastoralists.[2] Karrayyu neighbor the Afar and Argobba people.[3] It is believed the extinct Harla ethnicity were assimilated into Karrayyu Oromo in eastern Shewa.[4][5][6]

Overview

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The Karrayyu are known to have migrated to Metehara the capital of the Harla Kingdom.[7][8]

The Karrayyu inhabit the Afar Region, Oromia, Somali Region.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gebre, Ayalew. Understanding the Dynamics of Land Transaction Practices in Agro-Pastoral Neighbourhoods of the Karrayu: The Cases of Abadir and Merti (PDF). p. 6.
  2. ^ Prunier, Gérard (2015). Understanding Contemporary Ethiopia. Oxford University Press. p. 30. ISBN 9781849042611.
  3. ^ Community-based Water Law and Water Resource Management Reform in Developing Countries. CABI. 2007. p. 152. ISBN 9781845933272.
  4. ^ Braukamper, Ulrich (2002). Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia Collected Essays. LitVerlag. p. 17. ISBN 978-3-8258-5671-7.
  5. ^ Mohammed, Ayantu. Mapping Historical Traces: Methogensis, Identity and the Representation of the Harela: A Historical and Anthropological Inquiry (PDF). Wollo University. p. 111.
  6. ^ Harla. Encyclopedia Aethiopica.
  7. ^ a b Salih, Mohamed Abdel Rahim M.; Dietz, Ton; Ahmad, Abdel Ghaffar Muhammad, eds. (20 July 2001). African pastoralism: conflict and institutions and government. Pluto Press. p. 83. ISBN 9780745317878.
  8. ^ Brakumper. 2002. p. 18.