Tag: boontuufihoolaa
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Reported Speech
In general, I dislike reported speech. It isn’t horrible but even for native speakers it isn’t impossible to lose track of exactly who it was that performed the actions. For speakers of afaan Oromoo as a second language, people are not always forgiving of mistakes in considering how well someone speaks. The example from stood…
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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…