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{{short description|Archaic name for god in Oromo and Somali}} |
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'''Waaq''' (also '''Waq''' or '''Waaqa''') is the ancient name for [[God]] in the [[Cushitic languages|Cushitic]] languages of both the [[Oromo people]] and [[Somali people]] in the [[Horn of Africa]].<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Thomas|first1=Douglas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z2N5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA248&dq=waaq#q=waaq|title=African Religions: Beliefs and Practices through History|last2=Alanamu|first2=Temilola|date=2018-12-31|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-61069-752-1|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Abdullahi">Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi, ''Culture and Customs of Somalia'', (Greenwood Publishing Group: 2001), p.65.</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Samatar|first=Said S.|title=Unhappy masses and the challenge of political Islam in the Horn of Africa|url=https://catalogue.leidenuniv.nl/permalink/f/1hiks8f/UBL_ALMA71306478270002711|journal=Horn of Africa|volume=20|pages=1–10|url-access=limited}}</ref> Some traditions indicate Waaq is associated with the Harar region.<ref>{{cite book | |
'''Waaq''' (also '''Waq''' or '''Waaqa''') is the ancient name for [[God]] in the [[Cushitic languages|Cushitic]] languages of both the [[Oromo people]] and [[Somali people]] in the [[Horn of Africa]].<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Thomas|first1=Douglas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z2N5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA248&dq=waaq#q=waaq|title=African Religions: Beliefs and Practices through History|last2=Alanamu|first2=Temilola|date=2018-12-31|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-61069-752-1|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Abdullahi">Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi, ''Culture and Customs of Somalia'', (Greenwood Publishing Group: 2001), p.65.</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Samatar|first=Said S.|title=Unhappy masses and the challenge of political Islam in the Horn of Africa|url=https://catalogue.leidenuniv.nl/permalink/f/1hiks8f/UBL_ALMA71306478270002711|journal=Horn of Africa|volume=20|pages=1–10|url-access=limited}}</ref> Some traditions indicate Waaq is associated with the Harar region.<ref>{{cite book |doi=10.3406/ista.1992.2545 |title=Histoire des croyances en Somalie : Religions traditionnelles et religions du Livre |series=Annales Littéraires de l'Université de Besançon |year=1992 |volume=465 |isbn=978-2-251-60465-7 |first1=Mohamed |last1=Mohamed-Abdi }}</ref> |
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In [[Oromo people|Oromo]] and [[Somali people|Somali]] culture, ''Waaq, Waaqa'' or ''Waaqo'' was the name of God in a purported early [[Monotheism|monotheistic]] faith believed to have been adhered to by Cushitic groups.<ref name="Abdullahi"/> |
In [[Oromo people|Oromo]] and [[Somali people|Somali]] culture, ''Waaq, Waaqa'' or ''Waaqo'' was the name of God in a purported early [[Monotheism|monotheistic]] faith believed to have been adhered to by Cushitic groups.<ref name="Abdullahi"/> |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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* Cerulli |
* {{cite journal |last1=Cerulli |first1=Enrico |title=Les noms personnels en somali |journal=Onomastica. Revue Internationale de Toponymie et d'Anthroponymie |date=1948 |volume=2 |issue=2 |pages=139–142 |doi=10.3406/rio.1948.1044 }} |
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* {{cite book |doi=10.1057/9781137091635_6 |chapter=The Indigenous and the Foreign |title=Integration and Peace in East Africa |year=2012 |last1=Etefa |first1=Tsega |pages=127–167 |isbn=978-1-349-29788-7 }} |
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* Gascon |
* {{cite journal |last1=Gascon |first1=Alain |last2=Hirsch |first2=Bertrand |title=Les espaces sacrés comme lieux de confluence religieuse en Éthiopie |journal=Cahiers d’études africaines |date=1992 |volume=32 |issue=128 |pages=689–704 |doi=10.3406/cea.1992.1533 }} |
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* Geda, G.J.. (2013). Irreecha: An indigenous thanksgiving ceremony of the Oromo to the high God Waaqa. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/297468068_Irreecha_An_indigenous_thanksgiving_ceremony_of_the_Oromo_to_the_high_God_Waaqa] |
* Geda, G.J.. (2013). Irreecha: An indigenous thanksgiving ceremony of the Oromo to the high God Waaqa. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/297468068_Irreecha_An_indigenous_thanksgiving_ceremony_of_the_Oromo_to_the_high_God_Waaqa] |
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* {{cite journal |title=Pouvoir de bénir et de maudire : cosmologie et organisation sociale des Oromo-Arsi |journal=Cahiers d’études africaines |date=1997 |volume=37 |issue=146 |pages=289–318 |doi=10.3406/cea.1997.3515 }} |
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* Kelbessa |
* {{cite journal |last1=Kelbessa |first1=Workineh |title=The Oromo Conception of Life: An Introduction |journal=Worldviews |date=2013 |volume=17 |issue=1 |pages=60–76 |jstor=43809476 }} |
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* Mire |
* {{cite journal |last1=Mire |first1=Sada |title=Wagar, Fertility and Phallic Stelae: Cushitic Sky-God Belief and the Site of Saint Aw-Barkhadle, Somaliland |journal=The African Archaeological Review |date=2015 |volume=32 |issue=1 |pages=93–109 |jstor=43916848 }} |
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* Mohamed-Abdi |
* {{cite journal |last1=Mohamed-Abdi |first1=Mohamed |title=Les anthroponymes Somalis |journal=Collection de l'Institut des Sciences et Techniques de l'Antiquité |date=1993 |volume=495 |issue=1 |pages=177–184 |url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/ista_0000-0000_1993_act_495_1_2875 }} |
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* Mohamed-Abdi |
* {{cite journal |last1=Mohamed-Abdi |first1=Mohamed |title=Villages-maisons-parcours ou la structuration Somalie de l'espace |journal=Collection de l'Institut des Sciences et Techniques de l'Antiquité |date=1993 |volume=495 |issue=1 |pages=137–156 |url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/ista_0000-0000_1993_act_495_1_2873 }} |
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* Prunier |
* {{cite journal |last1=Prunier |first1=Gérard |title=Segmentarité et violence dans l'espace somali, 1840-1992 |journal=Cahiers d’études africaines |date=1997 |volume=37 |issue=146 |pages=379–401 |doi=10.3406/cea.1997.3519 }} |
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Revision as of 14:31, 2 April 2022
Waaq (also Waq or Waaqa) is the ancient name for God in the Cushitic languages of both the Oromo people and Somali people in the Horn of Africa.[1][2][3] Some traditions indicate Waaq is associated with the Harar region.[4]
In Oromo and Somali culture, Waaq, Waaqa or Waaqo was the name of God in a purported early monotheistic faith believed to have been adhered to by Cushitic groups.[2]
This religion was practiced mainly by Somali people and Oromo people before Islam came to the Horn of Africa.
There are also ancient names of villages which involve the word (WAAQ) in the Somali language and also Oromo language.
See also
- Waaqeffanna, traditional Oromo religion
- Somali mythology, including pre-Islamic culture
References
- ^ Thomas, Douglas; Alanamu, Temilola (2018-12-31). African Religions: Beliefs and Practices through History. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-61069-752-1.
- ^ a b Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi, Culture and Customs of Somalia, (Greenwood Publishing Group: 2001), p.65.
- ^ Samatar, Said S. "Unhappy masses and the challenge of political Islam in the Horn of Africa". Horn of Africa. 20: 1–10.
- ^ Mohamed-Abdi, Mohamed (1992). Histoire des croyances en Somalie : Religions traditionnelles et religions du Livre. Annales Littéraires de l'Université de Besançon. Vol. 465. doi:10.3406/ista.1992.2545. ISBN 978-2-251-60465-7.
Further reading
- Cerulli, Enrico (1948). "Les noms personnels en somali". Onomastica. Revue Internationale de Toponymie et d'Anthroponymie. 2 (2): 139–142. doi:10.3406/rio.1948.1044.
- Etefa, Tsega (2012). "The Indigenous and the Foreign". Integration and Peace in East Africa. pp. 127–167. doi:10.1057/9781137091635_6. ISBN 978-1-349-29788-7.
- Gascon, Alain; Hirsch, Bertrand (1992). "Les espaces sacrés comme lieux de confluence religieuse en Éthiopie". Cahiers d’études africaines. 32 (128): 689–704. doi:10.3406/cea.1992.1533.
- Geda, G.J.. (2013). Irreecha: An indigenous thanksgiving ceremony of the Oromo to the high God Waaqa. [1]
- "Pouvoir de bénir et de maudire : cosmologie et organisation sociale des Oromo-Arsi". Cahiers d’études africaines. 37 (146): 289–318. 1997. doi:10.3406/cea.1997.3515.
- Kelbessa, Workineh (2013). "The Oromo Conception of Life: An Introduction". Worldviews. 17 (1): 60–76. JSTOR 43809476.
- Mire, Sada (2015). "Wagar, Fertility and Phallic Stelae: Cushitic Sky-God Belief and the Site of Saint Aw-Barkhadle, Somaliland". The African Archaeological Review. 32 (1): 93–109. JSTOR 43916848.
- Mohamed-Abdi, Mohamed (1993). "Les anthroponymes Somalis". Collection de l'Institut des Sciences et Techniques de l'Antiquité. 495 (1): 177–184.
- Mohamed-Abdi, Mohamed (1993). "Villages-maisons-parcours ou la structuration Somalie de l'espace". Collection de l'Institut des Sciences et Techniques de l'Antiquité. 495 (1): 137–156.
- Prunier, Gérard (1997). "Segmentarité et violence dans l'espace somali, 1840-1992". Cahiers d’études africaines. 37 (146): 379–401. doi:10.3406/cea.1997.3519.
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