▁Af an ▁O rom o ▁language ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Af ro - A si atic ▁language ▁family . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Gab ra ▁migr ated ▁to ▁Northern ▁Ken ya ▁around ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁past oral ism ▁nature . ▁Gab ra ▁is ▁an ▁O rom o . ▁They ▁settled ▁in ▁present ▁day ▁Mo y ale , ▁Mars ab it , ▁North ▁Hor r ▁and ▁the ▁vast ▁Chal bi ▁Des ert ▁and ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁eth iop ia . ▁ ▁Culture ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁" G ab ra " ▁have ▁roots ▁in ▁the ▁Som ali ▁word ▁” G AB BR " ▁meaning ▁an ▁ever green ▁plant ▁that ▁grows ▁on ▁the ▁desert . ▁ ▁The ▁Gab ra ' s ▁orn ament ation ▁and ▁physical ▁culture ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁many ▁other ▁C ush it ic - spe aking ▁cam el ▁her ders . ▁The ▁latter ▁include ▁the ▁Som ali , ▁R end ille , ▁Af ar ▁and ▁S aku ye , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁the ▁Gab ra ▁describe ▁as ▁war ra ▁das see ▁(" people ▁of ▁the ▁mat "), ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁mat - cover ed , ▁port able ▁t ents , ▁which ▁accomp any ▁their ▁nom adic ▁l ifest yle . ▁The ▁Bor ana , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁are ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁Gab bra ▁as ▁war ra ▁bu yy oo ▁(" people ▁of ▁the ▁grass "), ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁grass ▁h uts ▁that ▁character ize ▁their ▁sed ent ary ▁l ifest yle . ▁ ▁Gab ra