Bana tribe

Banna

Banna / Bana / Bena / Banya

The Banna people, (also referred to as Banya) are an Omotic ethnic group in Ethiopia inhabiting the Lower Omo Valley, primarily between the Weyto and Omo rivers.

They live in an area between the towns of Gazer and Dimeka with the traditional area of the Banna being divided into two ritual regions, Ailama (which is around Gazer) and Anno (spanning from Benata to Dimeka). They engage primarily in agriculture and supplement this by pastoralism, hunting, and gathering.

Banna tribe

Banna tribe

Banna tribe Banna tribe

Banna tribe

Banna tribe Banna tribe

Banna tribe Banna tribe

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