Welega Oromo people

The Welega (also spelled Wallagga or Wal-arga) is a branch of the Oromo people who live in Oromia Region of Ethiopia, in the former Welega Province; a few live across the border in Sudan. They speak the Oromo language.

The Wellega population is approximately 8 million,[1] many of them being Christians.

See also

References
  1. Phillips, David J. (2001). Peoples on the Move: Introducing the Nomads of the World. William Carey Library. p. 205. ISBN 9780878083527.



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