History of Gawwada People of Ethiopia .

Gawwada People can be found in Ethopia and they are part of the Kushitic speaking people.

  They lived in the Omo region around the Lake Chamo, they are mostly farmers and fisher folks, they grow crops such as sorghum, millet, potatoes and other crops, some keep cattle, sheep and goats.

During the dry season, they engaged in some fishing activities to supply their diets. In their tradition they also lived in a circular huts tukals, made of acacia branches covered with grass mats, the huts have cone- shaped roofs with openings that allow smoke to escape from the hut. 

Their staple diets include traditional durra which is a cereal grains, maize, beans, rice, meat, fruits, coffee and tea. In their Culture young boys are trained to become like warriors and taught how to use spears also men are gifted with women giving as a gift as a sign of bravery, naming ceremony is not held until the man occurs after the 1st daughter reaches adolescence.

 Gawwada are believed to be closely related to the Kafa people living in the same region in the Omo region in Abyssania Present day Ethiopia to the west of Lake Chamo, neighboring town such as Bussa, Zayse, Tsamai and Komoso.  

It is said the Gawwada is similar to recated people living near them and the people used the term " Ale" for themselves, Gawwada were part of the first Aksumite Kingdom the Subeans who were also believed to be Gawwada sought for refuge in Askum the Aksumite developed Ge'ez an ancient Script which derived from Sabean alphabet, It is used in the Orthodox Ethiopian Churches and others claimed Gawwada used to be part of the Semetic which they settled in the Northern, Central and Eastern Ethiopia with the Tigray, Amhara and Harar. Tsamai inhabited the Southwestern Ethiopia their language is also related to the Bussa and the Gawwada languages were the earlier settlers in Present day Southern Ethiopia but they are minority ethnic group in Ethiopia, It is believed they were driven out of the region by the Romans in the 2nd miliennium BC and founded a new civilization and traded with the Egyptians. According to Tekola Tessema they were part of the Ethiopian Kingdom founded in the 10th Century AD by King Solomon's first son called Menelik l it is claimed he was supposed to have borne the first Kingdom which is believed to be the Aksum Empire which merged in the 2nd Century AD and making Ethiopia the Oldest Independent in Africa, traders from Present day Saudi Arabia had been settling in Northern Ethiopia about 500 BC influenced the economic, culture of Ethiopia and Aksum controlled much of the Red sea coast and had links to the mediterranean world. Gawwada are divided into 3 subgroups which is Garo, Garre and others, Gawwada is spoken in Southern Ethiopia , they are also known as Gauwada, Gauwada, Gawata, Kawwada.   

According to Hiroshi Yoshino the Alle language is one of the Dullay languages spoken in Alle woreda the term " Dullay is derived from Dullayxo of Dullay river, the river runs through Alle words and adjacent areas including Darshe woreda, the language was formely known as Gawwada named after that main village in this area, Gawwada with the establishment of the Alle .

According to Sir. G. Tulu they were one the Eastern Cushitic group and it is said they inhabited the highland of East of the river weyto and also the North east of the Konso it is believed in the early Askum era the Geregere were considered to be part of the Gawwada ethnic group. They are one of the 140 different ethnic group of Ethiopia It is claimed the Gawwada during the Sumerian era the Ancient Bible been written between the 3rd millieum during the Sumerian dynasty the Gawwada were part of the Kushitian after the 2nd miliennium dynasty the language had division uses by Kashshu in the middle 2nd milienum Hsiung Nu chased them and driven Gawwada out near the 209 BC and they spread throughout Basktria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Djibouti, Yemen and Eritea then later they formed 3 groups and migrated to Abyssania Present day Ethiopia around the 3rd Century AD during the era of the Kingdom of Baskria.  

It is claimed they originated from Present day Yemen during their migration fron Yemen then crossed Mekkah spelled Mecca in Present day Saudi Arabia and moved eastward to Present day Turkey and Present day Eritea, Djibouti then finally settled in Present day Ethiopia around the 15th Century AD during the collapsed of an unknown Empire. They celebrate many festivals such as crop harvest, musical festivals and different kinds of festivals during the musical festival they come together and sing songs also perform their traditional dances, folklore recitere narates folklore is a way to telling stories and a way of spreading knowledge to family and young ones.  

Gawwada painting is designed by them during the era of the first Emperor of the Zangwe dynasty the 3 colors wet on wet, water colors painting is a simple art to help young Gawwada to learn about paining including the process of art and paint techniques.