text: For all who are eager to learn afaan Oromo as a second lagnuage and those who speak the language but did not get the chance to learn how to read and write, a small book of 158 pages is published. The producers believe that it teaches the shortest way to the language. efforts are also being made to prepare suplimentary reading matterials. Take your chance and get ready to communicate in Afaan Oromo one of the major languages of Africa.
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text: Qabsoon Oromoo bara soddomaa ol lakkaawwate jira. Namoota yeros jalqaban keessaa kan amma lubbuun jiran manguddoota. Qabsichi garuu aangoo fi beekumsan bilchaataa hin deemne. Malli hamma yoonaa dhahame Oromoo garaa hin cibsine. Malli haaraan labsamaa jiru kan “ empayera Itiyoophiyaa demokratessuun bakka barbaadame ni gahama” jedhu maaliif furmaata tahuu hin dandahu akka jedhamu moor kana dubbisuun hubachuu ni dandahama. Oromoon aadaan mareett amana. Garaa garummaa keessa saa jiru furuuf osoo shimala hin kaasiin, ilaa fi ilaameen fixachuu filata ture. Si’ana garuu, Oromoon, dhiibbaa sana irraanfachiisu, jala of galchan jiru. Kanaaf qabsoon saa akamu tahaa akka jiru agarsiisuun akeeka moor kanaa tokko. Ibsaa Guutamaa qabsoo Oromoo keessatt waggaa hedduuf qooda fudhatee jira. Tolaas hamaas itt argeera. Amma muuxannoo saa irratt hundaawee haaluma qabsoo Oromoo mudate kana mariif tolinnaa kan jedhu lafa kaa’eera. Tuqaalee kaasaa tahuu dandahu jedhu golee adda addaatii coree maadallii dubbisaaf dhiiheessee jira. Akkuma abboolii saa afollii hojii saa keessaa qooda guddaa qaba.Akkasumas Oromoon bara biyya argatu caasaa attamii diriirfachuu dandaha gaaffii jedhuuf, waa’ee Gadaa kanneen qeyeett dhagahee fi moorota adda addaa dubbisee irratt hundaawuun fakmishoo tokko dhiheessee jira. Rakkoon moonaa qabsoo keessa jiru akka inni jedhu yoo tahe ifas dukkanas qaba. Isa ifaa nagaan furatanii isa dukanatt ifsaa barbaadachuun akka. Gaaffiin Oromoo si’ana hubannoo sabgidduu argataa jira. Gaanfi Afriikaa gaaffiin sun deebi’u malee fulduratt nagaa, gabii fi guddinni kan yaadamu akka hin taane beeku. Sochiin Oromoo kan daangaa cehee mirga nama biraa tuqu miti. Bilisummaa saba ofiif lolachuun garuu mirga dhalootaati. Akka shororkeessatt kan dhiheessan yoo jiratan dogoggora. Aadaan Oromoo saana waliin akka hin deemne barruun kun ifaa godha. Kan barlabsame Oromoo haasofsiisuun falli keessaa ni argama jedhameetu.
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text: Ethiopia was so far known as Prison of Nationalities. Ibsaa Guutama reminds the reader of its other dimension as “Prison of Conscience”. Though the major episode of the book is “Darg’s prison”, in particular “Upper Compound Maa’ikalaawii”, it assesses prison in historical perspective, going back over 200 years of Abisiinian rule. The relation of Oromo with Nubian and Abisiinian Ethiopia is clearly put. The book also highlights the Oromo question, the struggle waged and the difficulties encountered, including the present predicament in the OLF.The diplomatic efforts made by Eastern and Western Oromo in 1919 and 1936 is briefly discussed. The caption on the cover, “Never give up”, tells all that the book is about. It is a valuable document not only for Oromo struggle but also for Ethiopian and Human Rights studies.
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text: ***As a policy products sold are not returned. But books damaged in the process of delivery may be returned within 30 days of our invoice.
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