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Galla (pejorative, obsolete) is an outdated and offensive exonym historically used by outsiders to refer to the Oromo people of Ethiopia and surrounding regions.

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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outdated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historical documents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

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Oromo hasAlternativeName Galla (pejorative, obsolete)