Thursday, March 16, 2017

Årstider-waqtiilee-seasons



Svenska- årstider
Afaan Oromoo- waqtiilee
English- seasons
1
Vår
Birraa
Spring
2
Sommar  
Arfaasaa
Summer 
3
Höst    
Bona
Autumn
4
Vinter
Ganna
Winter


NB: the Swedish seasons and the Oromo seasons are not the same. When it is winter in Sweden, it maybe Summer in Ethiopia (Oromia). This translation is put according to Swedish seasons order.

Hub.  Waqtileen biyya Siwiidiniifi Oromoo tokko moti. Yeroo Siwiidin keessatti ganna ta’u, Oromiyaatti (Itoophiyatti) ganna ta’uu mala. Hiikaan kun tartiiba biyya Siwidiiniitiin jira.

OBS: de svenska årstiderna och Oromo 
årstiderna är inte samma sak. 
När det är vinter i Sverige, är det sommar
 i Etiopien (Oromia). Denna översättning 
sätts enligt svenska säsonger ordning.

Monday, March 13, 2017

Qubee Afaan Oromoo-The Oromo Alphabet


·      Just like the English Alphabet, we Oromoo have the same division of the Alphabet, such as capital letters (uppercase) and small letters (lowercase).  We say “Qubee gugurdaa” for capital letters and we say “Qubee Xixiqqa” for small letters.  Qubee Afaan Oromoo-Oromo Alphabet. Qubee gugurdaa-which means capital letters (uppercase). Qubee Xixiqqaa-which means small letters (lowercase).
·         Qubee Afaan Oromoo or the Oromo Alphabet has also some double letters of consonants than the English Alphabet. These especial double letters are Ch, Dh, Ny, Ph, and Sh. These double letters are called “Qubee dacha” in  Afaan Oromoo.
·         Qubee dubbifamaa- which means consonants: b c d f g h j k l m n p q r s t v w x y z
·         Qubee dubbachiiftuu-which means vowels: a e i o u  
·         In addition to the entire 26 letter English Alphabet, we Oromoo have five especial double letters such Ch which gives Cha sound, Dh which gives Dha sound, Ny, which gives nya sound, Ph, which gives Pha sound and Sh which gives Sha Sound. 
·         In Afaan Oromo or Oromo Alphabet, letters like V, P, and Z are borrowed letters.  These letters are called “Qubee ergisaa” in Afaan Oromoo.  


Here with video: 


Freedom Letter: Xalayaa Bilisummaa: የነጻነት ደብዳቤ

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6IRIm0YNvRMMlU4S1JvUUdOeGM/view