Chebo people


Chebo or Chabo is an ethnic group of the Debub Mirab Shewa Zone and West Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region of south-west Ethiopia. The Chebo speak the Oromo language but originate from a Gurage ethnic groups. their religion is Ethiopia Orthodox Christianity,
The livelihood of the Chebo-Inchini area of is described as enset, barley, and cattle.

Name

One possible explanation of the name Chebo is from the Chebe plant, Croton gratissimus, which is normally burned during Meskel damera celebrations.
Another possible explanation is the name of the area where the Chebo people live. Parts of the Debub Mirab Shewa Zone had been incorporated in Chebo and Gurage districts in the Shewa province, as it was called prior to 1995.

Notable Chebo