Barentuu/Barentoo or (older) Baraytuma is one of the two moieties of the Oromo people. The other moiety is Borana. The Barentu Oromo inhabit the west, north, central, and east parts of the Oromia Region in Ethiopia. Unlike the Boranas, the Barentus all have a different dialect to the Oromo language (Afaan Oromoo) in all provinces.
The Barentu are Oromo people, and represent one of the two halves of the original Oromos (the other half being the Bo...
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Barentuu/Barentoo or (older) Baraytuma is one of the two moieties of the Oromo people. The other moiety is Borana. The Barentu Oromo inhabit the west, north, central, and east parts of the Oromia Region in Ethiopia. Unlike the Boranas, the Barentus all have a different dialect to the Oromo language (Afaan Oromoo) in all provinces.
The Barentu are Oromo people, and represent one of the two halves of the original Oromos (the other half being the Borana). They are mostly urbanized and rural people but some hold traditional nomad life styles and agriculture.
Far westwards into the Mirab (West) Welega Zone and Misraq (East) Welega, you would find the majority of its inhabitants are Protestant while people in the Semien (North) Shewa, Mirab (West) Shewa Zone, and Misraq (East) Shewa are a mixture of Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, Protestant, and Islam. In eastern zones like Mirab (West) Hararghe Zone and Misraq (East) Hararghe Zone for example, about 98.5 % of the Oromo people living in...
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