Galla (pejorative, obsolete)
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Galla (pejorative, obsolete) is an outdated and offensive exonym historically used by outsiders to refer to the Oromo people of Ethiopia and surrounding regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Galla (pejorative, obsolete) canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnonym
ⓘ
exonym ⓘ obsolete term ⓘ pejorative term ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
discriminatory attitudes
ⓘ
ethnic stereotyping ⓘ |
| avoidanceRecommendation | should not be used in contemporary discourse ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Oromo people
ⓘ
surface form:
Oromo (endonym)
|
| hasConnotation |
derogatory
ⓘ
offensive ⓘ |
| hasUsageNote | marked as offensive and obsolete in modern reference works ⓘ |
| historicallyAppliedTo | Oromo-speaking populations ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Amharic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| perceivedByOromoAs | insulting ⓘ |
| refersTo | Oromo people ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Oromo people
ⓘ
surface form:
Oromo
|
| status |
deprecated
ⓘ
ethnically offensive ⓘ outdated ⓘ |
| termType | ethnic slur ⓘ |
| topicOf |
debates on ethnonyms in Ethiopia
ⓘ
discussions of racist terminology in African studies ⓘ |
| usedBy | outsiders ⓘ |
| usedIn |
colonial-era writings
ⓘ
historical documents ⓘ older ethnographic literature ⓘ |
| usedInCountry | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| usedInRegion | Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.