Pride in Oromo culture has grown over the last few decadesA surge in ethnic pride among Ethiopia's Oromo community, the country's largest ethnic group, is leading some, like Moti Begi, to change their names. But he ditched "Dereje", an Amharic word meaning "augmented" in favour of "Moti", an Afaan Oromoo word meaning "king". Mr Moti, an engineer by profession, is not alone in this name-changing trend - and seven of his friends have recently flexed their Oromo pride with new names. The name represents my true Oromo identity. The same was the case for Ebisa Bayissa, who has written many books in Afaan Oromoo.

Source: Ethiopian News June 07, 2022 03:26 UTC