Identity of Wolaita People as Reflected in Their Proverbs

In an ancient time when King Metolome brought the mother of Saint Abune Teklehaymanot from a place in North Ethiopia called Bulga, the Amhara clans came with him to Wolaita. The source identifies such Amhara clans as Fetigara, Angara, Zentela, Angotia, Kesiga, Urga, Damota, Melegna, and Kalicha. It has also been mentioned that those from Tigray were also called Tigre clans, and those from Hadiya were called Mareko clans.