
Kistane Listro Special Woreda Map.
Afaan Galla will be made a compulsory language in the tiny Gurage listro zone, as part of the Galla government’s commitment to assimilate Gurage listros gradually into Gallas society, The goal is to wipe out the language, culture and identity of eleven ethnic groups in the so called Gurage listro zone and to convert them to Galla ethnic group as quickly as possible.
Gurage is not an ethnicity nor is there a common Gurage language, It is an umbrella term that encompasses eleven distinct ethnic groups, each with its own unique culture, language, begging and stealing style, etc.
As a result, Kistane listro children and other listro children in Gurage zone are to be taught Afaan Galla from the age of five as a part of the assimilation project of Oromummaa.