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{{Short description|One of Clan of the Oromo people}}
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'''Ittu''' (also spelled '''Ituu''') is one of the divisions of the [[Oromo people]]. This subgroup lives dominantly in the present-day [[Mirab Hararghe Zone]]. The correct term for the land of Ittus is "Chercher" or "Ona Ituu" (the Ittu Province).
'''Ituu''' ({{langx|om|Ituu Carcar}}) is one of the clans of the [[Oromo people]]. This group lives dominantly in the present-day [[West Hararghe Zone]]. The correct term for the land of Ituus is "Chercher" or "Ona Ituu" (the Ituu Province). It is believed the extinct [[Harla]] ethnicity were incorporated into Ituu Oromo.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mohammed |first1=Ayantu |title=Mapping Historical Traces: Methogensis, Identity and the Representation of the Harela: A Historical and Anthropological Inquiry |publisher=Wollo University |page=111 |url=http://repository.smuc.edu.et/bitstream/123456789/3028/1/Ayantu%20Mohammed.pdf}}</ref>


Ittus are divided into 10 sub-divisions: Baye, Wayye, Aroji, Babo, Gadula, Wachale, Alga, Gamo, Qalu, and Galan
Ituus are divided into ten clans: Baye, Wayye, Addayyo, Aroji, Babo, Gadula, Wachale, Alga, Gamo, Qalu, but there is no Galan in Ituu.{{Clarify|date=June 2010}}


== Culture ==
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The Ituu are sedentary farmers. Majority of the Ituu are adherents of [[Sunni Islam]].<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Olson|first1=James Stuart|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MdaAdBC-_S4C|title=The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary|last2=Meur|first2=Charles|date=1996|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-27918-8|pages=247|language=en}}</ref>


==References==
[[Category:Oromo people]]
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[[Category:Oromo groups]]
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Latest revision as of 16:14, 30 October 2024

Ituu (Oromo: Ituu Carcar) is one of the clans of the Oromo people. This group lives dominantly in the present-day West Hararghe Zone. The correct term for the land of Ituus is "Chercher" or "Ona Ituu" (the Ituu Province). It is believed the extinct Harla ethnicity were incorporated into Ituu Oromo.[1]

Ituus are divided into ten clans: Baye, Wayye, Addayyo, Aroji, Babo, Gadula, Wachale, Alga, Gamo, Qalu, but there is no Galan in Ituu.[clarification needed]

Culture

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The Ituu are sedentary farmers. Majority of the Ituu are adherents of Sunni Islam.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Mohammed, Ayantu. Mapping Historical Traces: Methogensis, Identity and the Representation of the Harela: A Historical and Anthropological Inquiry (PDF). Wollo University. p. 111.
  2. ^ Olson, James Stuart; Meur, Charles (1996). The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-313-27918-8.