An Oromo clan inhabiting the East Shewa Zone of Oromia
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]
^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.
^Prunier, Gérard (2015). Understanding Contemporary Ethiopia. Oxford University Press. p. 30. ISBN 9781849042611.
^Community-based Water Law and Water Resource Management Reform in Developing Countries. CABI. 2007. p. 152. ISBN 9781845933272.
^Braukamper, Ulrich (2002). Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia Collected Essays. LitVerlag. p. 17. ISBN 978-3-8258-5671-7.
^Mohammed, Ayantu. Mapping Historical Traces: Methogensis, Identity and the Representation of the Harela: A Historical and Anthropological Inquiry(PDF). Wollo University. p. 111.
The Karrayyu (also Kerrayu, Karrayyuu) are an Oromo clan inhabiting the Awash Valley banks of Abadir and Merti area in central Ethiopia. They are pastoralists...
and Wubit (Welete Bersabe), the daughter of an Oromo chieftain of the Karrayyu. Despite his extreme youth, he was the candidate proposed by Empress Mentewab...
Oromos Oromoo (Oromo) Karrayyu Oromo in a traditional attire. Regions with significant populations Ethiopia 25,489,000 (2007) Kenya 656,636 (2019) Sudan...
and Lake Basaka to the south of the town. The town is inhabited by the Karrayyu Oromo, Afar, Somali Dir clans (Issa and Gadabuursi) and Amhara. Visitors...
who live in the Borena Zone. Other subdivisions. The Barentu include: Karrayyu Libaan Wollo Warra Himanoo Warra Waayyuu Warra Buukko Warr Babbo Warra...
eastern fringe was reportedly inhabited by the Harla people according to the Karrayyu Oromo. According to oral traditions, Shewa had a powerful king named Sarako...
of Hawiye also claims to have birthed the Harla. According to some, the Karrayyu and Ittu clans are considered to be Oromos with Harla descent. Ittu had...
Midline Diastema”: An Ethnoarchaeological Study of Dental Modification among Karrayyu Oromo, Central Ethiopia." Ethnoarchaeology 8.1 (2016): 57-68. Lugira, Aloysius...
Oromia Region from the Awash River east to a drawn south of Dire Dawa; The Karrayyu, who live along the Awash valley in East Shawa as well as West Hararge...
water. The primary ethnic groups reported in this woreda included the Karrayyu and Ittu Oromos. The 2007 national census reported a total population for...
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