Claim: The Kwama people, often called "Mao" by other groups, are a Nilo-Saharan-speaking community living in the Sudanese-Ethiopian borderland that traditionally occupied a larger territory, but have been forced to move to marginal, lowland areas by the Uduk from the 18th century onwards.
Evidence: The Kwama (also called Gwama and Komo), are a Nilo-Saharan-speaking community living in the Sudanese-Ethiopian borderland, mainly in the Mao-Komo special woreda of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region in Ethiopia. Although they traditionally occupied a larger territory, they have been forced to move to marginal, lowland areas by the Oromo from the 18th century onwards. They belong, culturally and linguistically, to the Koman groups, which include neighboring communities such as the Uduk, Koma, and Opuuo. The Kwama are often called "Mao" by other groups, especially by the Oromo.