By D Girma, PhD Introduction Amidst the current wave of amusing satires circulating about what appears to be the ill-fated Khuullee writing system, this short article endeavours to address something serious relating to the ongoing cacophony. The term cacophony is...
Read moreby D Girma, PhD Introduction Qubee is the Afan Oromo system of writing based on the Latin alphabet. Introduced over three decades ago in 1991 for formal education, it has experienced rapid growth, contributing to significant advancements in broader areas...
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Read moreby Demessie G Yahii, PhD Introduction Thirty years ago, the Journal of Oromo Studies published a seminal paper titled “Distribution of Letters in Oromiffa Text” [1]. Over the past three decades, Afan Oromo has experienced significant growth in the standardization Read more…
As we embark on the journey of a new year, we extend a warm welcome to the launch of the JOURNAL OF AFAN OROMO. This online publication is dedicated to fostering the growth and development of Afan Oromo, the language Read more…
by Demessie G Yahii* (published in the Journal of Oromo Studies nearly 30 years ago!) Introduction The distribution of letters in a written language has for long been of interest to linguists and information scientists alike. If the distribution of Read more…
by Dr Tilahun Gamta* (first published on CurateOromia, August 1, 2020) Introduction Many Oromos wonder how I was able to write and publish The Oromo-English Dictionary (OED) in Ethiopia under Mengistu’s regime, a regime that had been openly hostile to Read more…