Arbore Tribe
of the Arbore Girl tribe. Arbore
"ar" means land and "bore" also
means bull. Therefor Arbore
means "land of Bulls."
They actually call themselves
"Hoor", in reference to their
dependence on the inundated
flats.
Habitat, location
The Arbore or Erbore are Cushitic
agro-pastoral people dwelling
in
southwestern Omo Valley
Ethiopia. The Arbore territory is a
savanna grassland around 500
m elevation. The Weito River
(local name Lima) flows from
north to south and runs into the
Lake Chew Bahir (Chelbz), on
the border between Ethiopia and
Kenya. The people live along
the lower part of the river.
Population
Their population is estimated to
be around 7000. The Arbore
consists of a northern division
called Gondorobba, and a
southern division called Marle.
The northern Arbore have a close
relationship with the Tsamai, and
the Marle have a close ancestral