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Mythologies of the Gedeo Tribe

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The  Gedeo  are an ethnic group in southern Ethiopia. The  Gedeo Zone  in the  South Ethiopia Regional State  is named for this people. They speak the  Gedeo language , which is one of the  Cushitic languages .  The origin of the Gedeo is not well known. Tadesse Kippie Kanshie mentions one story in which the Gedeo trace their origin to the aboriginal tribe called   Murgga-Gosallo , perhaps the earliest people to have lived in the area.   Another Gedeo tradition traces their origins to one Daraso, who was the older brother of Gujo the ancestor of the   Guji Oromo , and Boro ancestor of the   Borana Oromo , two pastoral groups who live to the east of the Gedeo;   this tradition may have its origins in an  Oromo   practice of mass adoption of indigenous ethnic groups, known as .   Daraso is said to have had seven sons from two wives, from whom were descended the seven Gedeo clans: Doobba’a, Darashsha, Gorg...
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Mythologies of the Wolayta Tribe

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The  Wolayta  (Welayta;  Ge'ez : ወላይታ  Wolayta ) are an ethnic group mostly inhabiting in southern  Ethiopia . According to the most recent estimate (2017), the people of Wolayta numbered 5.83 million in  Welayta Zone .  The language of the Wolayta people, similarly called  Wolaitta , belongs to the  Omotic  branch of the  Afro-Asiatic  language family. Despite their small population, Wolayta people have widely influenced national music, dance, and cuisine in Ethiopia.  The people of Wolayta had their own  kingdom  for hundreds of years with kings (called "Kawo") and a monarchical administration. The earlier name of the kingdom was allegedly " Damot " - this was said to include the south, south-east, south-west and part of the central region of present Ethiopia. The ruler was King (Kawo)  Motolomi  who is mentioned in the religious book  Gedle Teklehaimanot , as an invader of the north and the king...
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Mythologies of the Soqotran Tribe

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Socotrans or Soqotrans  are a   South Arabian   ethnographic group  native to the  Yemeni  island of  Socotra . They speak the  Soqotri language , a  Modern South Arabian  language in the  Afroasiatic  family.  The Soqotrans primarily inhabit the Socotra Archipelago, on Socotra island and the   Abd al Kuri ,   Darsah   and   Samhah districts of the   Amanat Al Asimah   governorate,   Yemen . According to   Ethnologue , there are an estimated 110,000 Soqotri speakers as of 2020. As of the 1990 Yemeni census of Socotra, they numbered around 57,000. Most Soqotrans are   Sunni Muslim .   Historically, Soqotrans were   Nestorian   Christians , from the Christianization of the island between the 4th and 6th centuries up until the 15th century, when the island was occupied by the   Mehri Sultanate in 1480.  This led to the slow Islamisation of the Soqotran...
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