The Karrayyu are an Oromo clan inhabiting the Awash Valley banks of Abadir and Merti area in central Ethiopia. They are pastoralists. Karrayyu neighbor the Afar and Argobba people. It is believed the extinct Harla ethnicity were assimilated into Karrayyu Oromo in eastern Shewa.
History The Karrayu appear in the historical records of Emperor Iyasu I as posing a threat to Argobba communities situated in Shewa during the latter portion of the seventeenth century.
Genealogical traditions According to Asma Giyorgis the Karrayu genealogy is the following:
See also List of Oromo subgroups and clans
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