In Somali oral tradition there was once a people who inhabited Northern Somalia before being expelled by the clans which inhabit that area today. These people are simply referred to as 'Gaal' or 'non-muslim' in the Somali language. Many somalis claim that these people were Oromo since Oromos are often considered to be the indegenous stock of people in the H orn of Africa, while the tribes of northern Somalia mostly claim some form of Arab ancestry. Therefore, any tradition or artifact related to Somalia's pre-Islamic history is regarded as foreign. And the nearest foreigners to attribute it to are the Oromos. For example the tradition of Gaalka'yo, or the town which traces it's name back to the expulsion of the 'gaal' people indicates that there was probably a conflict between Muslims and non-Muslims in the region. There is another nearby town called A'budWaaq. A'bud means worship in Arabic, while Waaq can be translated to the indegenous wor...
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