Tag: book
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Reading a Dictionary
I have not died, but I have been unordinarily sick these last three months. I have returned from my trip to Ethiopia with a handful of new books but I have also started going through a dictionary. Reading a dictionary may not seem like the most fun but it is enjoyable so far. I have…
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Oromiffa af Soomaali
Somali is the Cushitic language that I am most familiar with other than afaan Oromoo. I am by no means fluent, but my understanding is pretty good. Oromiffa af Soomaali by Badal W. Kariye, belongs to the realm of afaan Oromoo and non-European and non-Amharic language books. This is a very small group of books…
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Proverbs and Sayings of the Oromo People of Ethiopia and Kenya with English Translations
At this point, there are few books that I know of and want that I do not have. Many of my new purchases are surprises where I did not know the book previously existed. One exception has been Proverbs and Sayings of the Oromo People of Ethiopia and Kenya with English Translations by John Cotter.…
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Oromo-English Dictionary by Tilahun Gamta
Speaking of a good dictionary, here is the first dictionary I will be talking about. This is the Oromo-English Dictionary by Tilahun Gamta. Published in 1989, this was one of the earlier dictionaries to see more wide dispersal. This was before the more recent standardization of qubee. The dictionary uses its own transliteration of written…
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Open Hearts Big Dreams
This is a long running series of Ethiopian related books published in English and local Ethiopian languages. The books are published in both English and the local language through Open Hearts Big Dreams. This results in titles like Something is Coming: Wanti tokko dhufaa jira. I am not a fan of bilingual books for studying.…
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Back Again
Hello again. I am back again as it has once more been longer than I would like since I last posted. Again, work and moving have affected the free time I have (in addition to starting a summer course far away from where I work, but close to where I grew up), but hopefully there…
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Qocaa fi Mudannooshee
Qocaa fi Mudannooshee is another book from the Tshehai Loves Learning series. I have looked more recently and the website still does not support purchasing which is unfortunate as they are nice afaan Oromoo books. This is a story about how Turtle got it’s shell. In this world all the forest animals would gather for…
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Lehrbuch des Oromo by Catherine Griefenow-Mewis and Tameme Bitima
It has been a very busy month between work and an online workshop (where I focused on afaan Oromoo as my topic). Hopefully it will not be so long in the future. Today, I am going to start looking at Catherine Griefenow-Mewis and Tameme Bitima’s Lehrbuch des Oromo. My German is not great but this…
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Boontuu fi Hoolaa Ishee by Maaykil Daani’eel Ambaachew
This is a cute little book about a girl and her friendship with a sheep. Of course the sheep is not originally supposed to be a pet, but through mischief the girl is able to save the sheep. I enjoyed the read but there were no new words or different situations for me to encounter…
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Lukkuu Cimtuu by Biruktaawit Xigaabuu
This is one of the books in the Tsehai Loves Learning series. These books were originally written in Amharic but have been translated into afaan Oromoo. Sadly, the website does not seem to be accepting orders and it was more difficult to find more from the 32 book series last time I was in Addis…