"The
term Raya refers to both the community's ethnic identity and its homeland. The
homeland of the Rayans is located in the south end of [the historical] Tégray
and northeast of [what is now] the Amhära regional states in Ethiopoia. It is
bounded by the former Awrajas of Endärta in the north, Yäjju in the south, Awsa
in the east and Wag in the west. The pioneers of the present day Raya were the
people of Doba and Qeda. These people, who had a long established contact with
the Afars, the Amharas and the T'egrians, combined with the Oromo and fromed a
separate Rayan identity with the predominance of the Oromo cultural practices.
Cultural values of Raya such as rituals, beliefs, ways of dressing and language
made possible the Rayans to exist as a separate ethnic group." by Mengesha
Retie Endalew
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