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Galla|ˈgælə|
Pl. Galla, Gallas.
A member of a group of Hamitic peoples inhabiting equatorial Africa, allied to the Ethiopians in language and origin; also, their language. Also attrib. or as adj.
1875Encycl. Brit. I. 263/2 The next great branch of the Ethiopic race comprehends the Galla, who occupy an immense tract in Eastern Africa... Our knowledge of them is chiefly confined to those Gallas who conquered Abyssinia. 1878K. Johnston Africa xiv. 286 The Somâli and Galla people are as closely related as they are hostilely disposed towards each other. 1892A. S. White Devel. Africa (ed. 2) 101 As agriculturists and herdsmen, and in the industrial arts, the Galla bordering on Abyssinia and the Somál of the Coast towns are the most advanced. 1895A. H. Keane Africa I. 489 The typical Gallas of Kaffa and surrounding regions are perhaps the finest people in all Africa. Ibid. II. 570 The Galla love of roaming. 1920Blackw. Mag. May 678/2 The poor old Galla vendor clucking with rage. 1932W. L. Graff Lang. 404 The most important [Cushitic] dialects are..Somali, Galla, [etc.]. 1970Encycl. Brit. IX. 1094/1 The Galla..used to make a pilgrimage to the Abba Muda, ‘father of anointing’,..the personification of Galla law and tradition. |