Introduction to Boorana Baddaan Sadeen nagaa Malbeen nagaa, Golboon nagaa Tulaan saglan nagaa Raaba Gadan nagaa Gada mojjiin ta rabaa nagaa Marraa bisaan mijuu Sa’aa namii ha-horuu Sabboo Gooni nagaa Nu marraaf bisaan qofa qabna This introduction about Borana society is meant to shade light on their culture and give short insight for those who interested in this culture. I have summarized the major institutions of Borana with their duties. Borana- Oromo after their separation from rest of Oromos occupied today southern part of Ethiopia and northern Kenya. Their egalitarianism society has impressed most anthropologist, from around the world. Therefore it’s worth enough to mention, specially their democratic political system the Gada system. Gada system has got eleven classes (luba) with in each level we find different duties. Qallu institution with its most high ritual responsibilities will be discussed. At last we shall draw conclusion out of what Borana can contribute for other societies and what kind of threats they are facing from different neighbor and far distance societies. To day we find that all-African countries through out the continent adopting Western “democratic” political system with out any ground root. This as a main cause has led us to misunderstanding between each other. But now we may turn our face to what has already been with us for centuries before the arrival of Europeans and ask our selves how African societies has managed itself before? And do we find any indigenous African political system? Baddaan Sadeen nagaa Malbeen nagaa, Golboon nagaa Tulaan saglan nagaa Raaba Gadan nagaa Gada mojjiin ta rabaa nagaa Marraa bisaan mijuu Sa’aa namii ha-horuu Sabboo Gooni nagaa Nu marraaf bisaan qofa qabna This introduction about Borana society is meant to shade light on their culture and give short insight for those who interested in this culture. I have summarized the major institutions of Borana with their duties. Borana- Oromo after their separation from rest of Oromos occupied today southern part of Ethiopia and northern Kenya. Their egalitarianism society has impressed most anthropologist, from around the world. Therefore it’s worth enough to mention, specially their democratic political system the Gada system. Gada system has got eleven classes (luba) with in each level we find different duties. Qallu institution with its most high ritual responsibilities will be discussed. At last we shall draw conclusion out of what Borana can contribute for other societies and what kind of threats they are facing from different neighbor and far distance societies. To day we find that all-African countries through out the continent adopting Western “democratic” political system with out any ground root. This as a main cause has led us to misunderstanding between each other. But now we may turn our face to what has already been with us for centuries before the arrival of Europeans and ask our selves how African societies has managed itself before? And do we find any indigenous African political system?
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