Political language was coined to unify Somalis with Oromo allies

Evidence

The terms ‘Abo-Somali’ and ‘Wariya-Somali’ (from abo in Oromo and wariya in Somali, used to attract a person’s attention) were coined to emphasise the close affinity between the Somali members of the W.S.L.F. and their Oromo allies; and on these lines, the Somali Abo Liberation Front (S.A.L.F.) was formed as an offshoot of the W.S.L.F. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 566

Categorization

• DEFINE: Explains the linguistic coinage and construction of ‘Abo-Somali’/‘Wariya-Somali’ as instruments of Pan-Somali-Oromo alliance.
• SEED: An essay angle: how liberation movements invent ethnic solidarity through strategic linguistic coinage.
• XREF: connects to: Pan-Somali and Oromo nationalisms merged into the new Somali Abo Liberation Front; Somali nationalists coined common terms to unite with Oromo allies; The Osmaniya script was later adopted as a nationalist symbol of Somali achievement. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 317 (+1 more)

Related

• Somali nationalists coined common terms to unite with Oromo allies (similarity 0.94)
• Pan-Somali and Oromo nationalisms merged into the new Somali Abo Liberation Front (similarity 0.92)
• The Osmaniya script was later adopted as a nationalist symbol of Somali achievement. (similarity 0.80)