Omo
Valley
“the last wilderness of Ethiopia”
There
is no doubt that humans have inhabited in Ethiopia since the
dawn of recorded history, as indicated in early cave drawings.
The more modern Ethiopians are not a single racial or ethnic
group, a fact reflected in the diversity of their languages.
Some Ethiopian peoples residing along the river bank of the
Omo, such as the Surma, were clearly tribal and semi-nomadic,
while others were more reliant on agriculture.
It's difficult to generalize about such a complex ethnic mix
of peoples.
Seeing is Believing!
It
would be facile to portray South Omo as some kind of living
Museum.
Four of Africa's major linguistic groups are represented in
the region, including the Omotic-speakers.
All in all, depending on where 
one draws the lines, as many
as two dozen different tribes occupy South Omo, some numbering
tens of thousands, others no more than 500, each one of them
culturally unique.
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