Gadaa[1] (Oromo: Gadaa; o muni peŋteŋ: era) waa la yelikaŋyeli naaŋ ka a Oromos deme naŋ be Ethiopia aneŋ northern Kenya paaloŋ poɔ. A Konso aneŋ Gedeo people naŋ be southern Ethiopia paaloŋ meŋ gba de la a naaŋ ŋa kaara ba noba. A naaŋ ŋa maŋ vɛŋ la ka pɔlitis yɛlɛ, dadi yɛlɛ, noba lantaa yɛlɛ aneŋ ŋmeŋ toŋ yɛlɛ naŋ be a laŋkpeɛbo poɔ ka a noba taa emmaaroŋ.[2][3][4]
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