Ganacsiga addoonta ee Soomaalidu waxa uu u jiray qayb ka mid ah ganacsiga addoonsiga ee Bariga Afrika. Si loo daboolo baahida shaqada yar, Bantus oo ka yimid Koonfur-bari Afrika addoomo ayaa laga dhoofin jiray Zanzibar,

 waxaana laga iibin jiray tiro aad u badan qarniyadii la soo dhaafay macaamiisha Bariga Afrika iyo meelaha kale ee Waqooyi Bari Afrika iyo Aasiya Somalidu.[1] Xabashida, gaar ahaan Amxaarada iyo Tigreega ayaa sidoo kale la qabtay oo laga iibiyey ganacsato ka timid Carabta, Hindiya, Giriiga iyo meelo kale


Oromo subjects were favoured due to their features compared to other slaves.[3] Additionally, they were not viewed as very different from their Somali owners, thus being higher in price compared to other East Africans.[4]