Oromo Quotes

Oromo Proverbs:-Qabeenyaa fi Fageenyatu / Fira wal jaalachiisa. Wealth and distance make relatives one another love.

Ethiopia was, famously, never colonized but, having built its own empire, it has similar problems within its borders. Ethiopia has nine major ethnic groups among its population. There are nine administrative areas and two self-governing cities, all based on ethnicity. More than eighty languages are spoken, which spring from four major groupings, and all enjoy official state recognition. The Oromo are the biggest group with about 35 per cent of the population, followed by the Amhara with 27 per cent, and then the Somali and Tigray, each with approximately 6 per cent.

Jechoota taphachuun humna guddaa qaba tapha billaa caalaa, ammas isaa bareedinni jechaa ol ta'a. Isa damee isaa keessaa bahee miti uumamuu pas de deux, . akkas lallaafaa, akkas nama hawwatu, . akkasitti lama gidduutti nama booji’a jaalalleewwan durii: afaan fi kan jechoota barreessaa quill humna guddaa kan