word Edoor to distinguish the descendants of Isaakh from
those of his fellow-countryman Darrood, but it may be as
well to observe that the western tribes are averse to the appellation,
and invariably correct the person who styles them
Edoor, by telling him that the Edoor are the Galla tribes.
The Mijjerthaine told me that the Galla fanlily into which
Sheikh Isaakh married was cal~ecl" Durr," and from that is
derived the name of "Edoor ;"
C. J. Cruttenden
Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, Vol. 19. (1849), pp. 49-76.
