Gada - Gada

Japanese: ガダ - がだ
Gada - Gada

…Unlike the European three-field system of agriculture, the semi-agricultural, semi-pastoral system allows the Oromo to adopt a flexible production style that places emphasis on agriculture in the highlands and on livestock farming in the lowlands, as farming and livestock farming are not organically linked. This has enabled the Oromo to adapt to a wide area. Secondly, there is an age organization called Gada, which is prominent in Oromo society. Gada is a term that has come to be commonly used to refer to the entire system of age groups that carry out and inherit military, economic, political, and ceremonial duties every eight years. In this Gada system, a certain age group is designed to wage war against an area that their ancestors did not fulfill in order to take the next leadership role in society. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Gada" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…半農半牧は,ヨーロッパの三圃式農業と異なり,農耕と牧畜が有機的に結びつかないため,高地では農耕に重点をおき,低地では牧畜に重点をおくという柔軟な生産様式をとることができ,オロモは広い地域に適応していったのである。第2に,オロモ社会に顕著にみられるガダとよばれる年齢組織があげられる。ガダは,8年ごとに軍事・経済・政治・儀礼の任務を遂行し継承していく年齢集団の体系全体をさして一般に使われるようになった用語であるが,このガダ・システムには,ある年齢集団が社会において次のリーダーシップを握るため,祖先が果たさなかった地域に対し戦争をしかけることが仕組まれていた。…

※「ガダ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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