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 deliberately used to characterize the lack of intellectual rigor, research Read more…
by 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 such as education, linguistics, literature, and both printed and digital Read more…
by 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 of orthography, expansion of vocabulary, and refinement of writing styles. 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 letters of alphabet is computed for a representative sample of Read more…