The
Yem are an ethnic group living in south-western
Ethiopia. They are also called by their neighbors as the
Janjero, but the Yem consider this
exonym derogatory, since it sounds similar to the
Amharic word "zinjero" which means "
baboon". Their native language is
Yemsa, one of the
Omotic languages, although many also speak
Oromiffa or Amharic. The neighbors for Yem include the
Gurage,
Hadya and Kembata to the east across the
Omo River and the Jimma
Oromo to the south, north and west.