Barlabsiin Gubirmans dhaaba of barlabsaa New Yorkitt bara 2002 galmeeffame. Yeroo dorgommeen itt hammaate fi manooti daldalaa bu’aa qofa irratt xiyeeffatan kana, rakkina barlabsamuu irra haanuuf tolfame. Barlabsaan kHojotiun hanga ammaa hojii abbaa barlabsicha qofa barlabsa. saa kan xiyyeeffatan muuxannoo Oromoo fi afaan saa irratt. Kanaaf kanneen iyyaatii fi quwannoo naannichaatii fedha qabaniif akka madda dansaatt tajaajiluu dandaha. Barruusaa Moor “Prison of Conscience” jedhamuu kan bara 2003 barlabsameen jalqabe. Hojiin kun muuxannoo abbaawichi kan hidhaa koree waraana kuffee jala darbuun argame hubachiisa. 2004tt hojii biraa “Qooqaa Addaa Afaan Oromoo” jedhamutu barlabsame. Innimmoo tokkee sadii, Oromoo-Oromoo, Oromo-English, English-Oromo dha. Sutaa iyyaatii haasofsiis gargaraa irratt kennus qaba. Akeeki barlabsichaa inni muummichi dhaalmaa sabaa jabeessuu yoo tahe iyyuu, bu’aan yoo argame indoosa hojii walfakaataaf ooluu waan gargaaruu dandahuf hin jibbamu. Hojiin hanga yoonaa dhihatan hidhaa keessatt lafa jala (1979-89) jalqabamanii badiisa irratt xumuramani. Abbaawuchi, Ibsaa Guutama, nama Oromiyaa, biyya Gaanfa Afrikaatt argamtu fi kolonii empayera Itiyoophiyaa taateetu. Oromoon murna Afaanii Kushitik jedhamu jalatt ramadamu. Afaan saani walgahi kam irratt iyyuu, kan ambaa tahee kan dhugeeffanoo akkasumas waabariitt akka dhimma itt hin bahamne erga koloneeffatamee hamma 1991tt dhowwamee ture. Afaan reef barreeffamuu jalqabu yoo ayyamquwa dhaloota dubbatuutt haa toluu qofaan dangahamuu baatee, akka meesharkaa beekumsa ittiin guddisaniittis ni ilaalama tahe, jalcaasa saa cimsuun barbaachisaa dha. Amma kan moor, allaadoo, barreetti kkf bartoota haaraa, dubbisuu fi dhahataaf akka gargaaran hoomishuu yaalan sabboonota qabeenya yartuu qabani. Hojiin barlabsaa kanaa qaama ifaajee sanaa tahu irrayyuu rakkina barlabsamuu irra haananuuf fakkeenya akka tahu abdatama. Akka Oromoon abjuu saanii bubbule dhugoomfatan dhaabota sabaawoo, sabgidduu fi namoota abbaltii misha qaban irraa gargaarsa guddaatu eegama.
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Gubirmans Publishing is a New York registered self publishing house since 2003. It is created to overcome the problem of being published in such a time when competition is high and commercial houses focus only on profit making. This publisher so far publishes only the owner’s works. The works focus on Oromo experience and language so can serve a good source for those who have interest in information and study of that area. It started with a book “Prison of Conscience” which was published in 2003, depicting the experience of the author in detention center of the fallen Ethiopian military regime. In 2004 another work “Qooqaa Addaa Afaan Oromo” Special Oromo dictionary was published. This is a three in one dictionary, Oromoo-Oromoo, Oromo-English, English. It has an appendix rich in information on different topics. The major aim of the publisher is the preservation of national heritage though if it sells well the profit shall be appreciated for it could help further investment in similar works. Both works so far published are works started underground in a detention center (1979-89) and completed in exile. The author is a native of Oromiyaa, a country in the Horn of Africa under the colonial rule of the Ethiopian empire. Its indigenous people, the Oromo belong to the Cushitic language group. Its language was banned from being used in any gathering, public or religious as well as in schools from its colonization until 1991. For a language just beginning to be a written language, a firm infrastructure would have been necessary if it has to be a tool for advancement of knowledge rather than being limited to a psychological satisfaction of its native speakers. They are now only nationals with meager resources that are trying to produce books, papers, articles etc. that could help as reading and reference materials for new learners. Much help is expected from national, international organizations and persons of good intention to help the Oromo realize their long overdue dreams. The work of this publisher is part of that effort and an example for overcoming the problem of getting published.
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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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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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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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QOOQAA ADDAA
AFAAN OROMOO
SPECIAL OROMO DICTIONARY
Qabee
Contents
I. Fuulota Dura/Front Pages
Fuldure; Walbarsiisa
Yaada qooqolii hin baramin furuu
Qubee abaacaa Oromoo/Letters of Oromo alphabet; Preface; Introduction
Grammar Notes
Three Verb Groups
Irregular Verbs
Some special Verbs
II. Qooqaa/Dictionary
1. Oromoo-Oromoo, Oromo-English English-Oromo
III. Iyyaatoo Shaffisaa/Quick Reference
Mq Margo Oromiyaa/Oromiyaa plant names: botanical and English
alphabeticals
Oromiyaa; Yero, Lakkofsa fi tokkee Dhaha Hammaa/ Time, Numbers, and Unit of Measurements
Qabattee Seera Afaanii /Grammar notes; Gochii Oromoo muraasa/ Some Oromo verbs
Maqaa Dudhaa/ Oromo Traditional personal names; Hidda Dhalootaa/ Generation roots
Ibsa Dantu’un/Pictoral Illustrations
Olloota Oromoo/Oromo neighbors; Afriikaa; Miseensota Saboota Tokkoomanii/UN members
Qooqaa Tokkee Sadanii
One in three Dictionary
ISBN PB-0-97809728013-1-6/ HC-0-09728013-2-4
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Oromummaa fi Dhaabota Bilisummaa
Waa’een Oromummaa, humna tochoosaa sochii bilisummaa ta’ee, beekotaa fi barreessootaan hedduun jedhameera. Oromummaan mullisa mararfannaa jaalbiyyuummaa bilisummaa, nagaa fi walabummaa Oromiyaati. Innis jaalala biyyaa, ummataa, seenaa waloo surra qabeessa, aadaa, dudhaa, hoodaa, afaanii fi akaakilee tokkicha, qabaachuu irratt hundaawa. Sunis akkaataa Oromoon firomsaan hawaasa ilmoo nama walii galaa keessatt of ilaalani. Maddi saa hacuuccaa wiirtuu tokkoo itt dhufee fi didhaa akka murna addaa tokkott irra kaa’ame...read more
Oromummaa and Liberation Organizations
Much had been said by many scholars and writers about the moving force of Oromo liberation movement, Oromummaa. Oromummaa is a passionate manifestation of patriotism for liberation, peace, equality and independence of Oromiya. It is rooted in love of country, people, glorious common history, culture, tradition, myth, language and common ancestry. It is the way Oromo see themselves in relation to human community in general...read more
Gaaffii Seerawummaa Maqaa ABO jedhamuuAkkuma maqaan saa agarsiisu ABOn dhaaba walabummaa Oromiyaaf qabsaawuuf bu’uurfame. Akeeki malbulcha saa mirga sabummaa ofii ofiin murteeffachuu kan hanga republic Oromiyaa ofiin bultu ijaaruutt geessu dhugomsuu dha. Amma erga uumamuun saa labsame kurnan afur ta’eera. Aarsaa guddaan ergasii jiji hin tuffatamne galmeeffamuun ifaa dha. Bu’ursitooti hedduun dhumaniiru haatahu malee yartuun mancaasa koloneeffattuu irra baraaramanis jiru...read more
Legality question concerning the Name OLFOLF, as the name indicates is an organization founded to struggle for the liberation of Oromiyaa. Its political objective is the realization of the right of national self determination up to and including the formation of independent republic Oromiyaa. Now it is four decades since its creation was officially declared. With great sacrifices significant achievements had been recorded through the years. Most of the founders are dead though few are said to have survived to this day from the colonial onslaught. The survivors, it is hoped can be available in matters concerning the nature of its formation if documents fail to explain...read more
Akeldama Wayaaneee
Oromiyaan erga qabamte dhiigi keessatt hin bu’in guyyaan tokkoo darbee hin beeku. Kan kanaaf kaasaa ta’an mootummoota Itiyoophiyaa.kan dhiiga nama facaafatan malee bulchuu hin dandeenye. Oromoon ummata guddaa dacha kanneen isa qabatanii taha garuu danuu seenaatiin isaan jalatt kufe. Qabenyi saa lafaa olii fi lafa keessaas hamma hin qabu. Giti bittuu jara qabate kun sana dhuunfaatt to’achu barbaada...read more
Wayyaanee's Akeldama
No day has passed without spilling Oromo blood since Oromiyaa was occupied. Ethiopian administrators that cannot rule without splashing in human blood had been the cause. Oromoo is a big people whose size is double that of those occupying it but fell under them by historical accident. Its over and underground resources are tremendous...read more
Qaabata mirkanii qabsoo Oromoo tokkoo tokkoo
Si’ana waa’ee ABO hima mimiciirama duulaagaloo abbaawummaan itt hin dhagahamne, bartuu fi maqamalee irra afaan halagaan dhagahaa jirra. ‘Ishooyee!’ gatattuu fi gargar baaftuun o’anii daangaa darbaa jiru. Barreessaan kun kan darbett qubaa dhahuun madaa irraanfatame kulkulfachiisuu dha jedhee amana. Kan ulfina qabuuf iccitii murnaa eeguufi dhugaa dubbachuun filmaata hin qabu. Ilaalchi dabaankufootaa, yeroo haalamu isaan ka’anii ofirraa facisuu waan hin dandeenyeef qabatteen kun hanga tokkoo ragaa bahaaf jedhameetu...read more
Recollection of some facts of Oromo struggle
These days we are starting to hear twisted tales in foreign language about the OLF from irresponsible veterans, novices and the anonymous. With applauds from losers and divisive element they are fired up going out of limits. This writer believes poking at the past only reminds forgotten wounds. For the honorable maintaining sprit de corps and being truthful has no alternative. When the outlook of martyrs is being distorted and they cannot rise to defend themselves it is believed that this note may serve as an affidavit to some extent. The past must not be something we hide or exhibit to avoid or grab present disadvantage or advantage respectively...read more
Dhamsa Warrqsa Libya
Dumbbulshoo hundi gara lama qaba. “Warraqsi Warsha” akka itt salphaatt waa homishan uumuun akkaata jireenyaa jijjiire. Warraaqsa sanaan kan ka’e daldalli caalaatt baballachuun addunyaa hunda waliin gahe. Sun barbaachaa fi gabaa waan homishamanii caalaa argamsiise. Barbaachisummaan waan homishamanii fi gabaa ballaa biyyoota warshaawoo keessa jiru qufsuuf fedhi jiru biyyoota biraati duuluu dirqisiise...read more
Message from Libyan Revolution
Every coin has two sides. The industrial revolution created easy way of manufacturing and changed people’s way of living. Because of that revolution trade expanded more to cover the whole world. That created more demand and market for manufactured goods. The demand for industrial raw materials and larger markets in industrial countries triggered the colonial ventures. Sources of raw material, cheap labor force and markets had to be controlled for European economy to be vibrant. That was partly how the “Scramble for Africa” set in...read more
Bada Oromoo! Callistee Baddaaree?
Alii alii yoo yaadaan sammuun dhiphatu afaanni furga’a. Osoo hin beekin yaada ofii ollaatti dhageessisuutu dhufa. Yaadatu futta’e waan ta’eef maal jette yoo jedhaman “isa kam?” jechuurra darbanii waanti himan nama dhiba. Nammi keenya hedduun kan garaa saa nama itt dubbatu dhabuun ofitt hasaasaa, aliis ol kaasee gungumaa deema. Waltajjiitt dubbatee baafachuuf shimalatu duukaa jira. Lama sadiin walgahee maal goonu jechuuf ni sadde jedhama. Barreessee facaasuuf kan dubbisu “yakkaan” faaluu taha. Hundi haa hafu “baraa fi murxuxxee gugguufanii jala darbu” jennaanis murxuxxeen matas millattis ni ergamte...read more
Folks! Are you going to perish quietly?
Sometimes when the mind gets narrow with thought the mouth is released. Then unknowingly one starts to think loud that even neighbor overhears. Since you were only thinking loud, if asked “what did you say?” You have nothing to reply except asking back “which one?” Lacking with whom to share their thought our compatriots are seen whispering to the self and sometimes murmuring alone. To speak loudly there is truncheon behind them. If they are seen in a group of two or three they will be branded as conspiring. If they distribute written material it would be incriminating those that read it. As the saying goes “One ducks and passes under missile and bad times” but this time missiles are sent to the legs as well. It is like saying “you can run but cannot hide”...read moreDemokrasota Oromoo fi Greekii irratt bu’uurfaman
Barruun kun kanneen akkatt demokrasiin hawaasa ilmaan namaa keessatt misaa dufe baruufi carraa hin arganneef. Demookraasiin akaakuu mootummootaa keessa tokkicha fedha ummatoota irratt hundawe jedhama. Mootummooti akaakuu bira akka, “monarchy yk aristocracy, dictatorship yk autocracy fi totalitarian” jedhamanis jiru. Tokkoo kan biraa waliin miira walitt galu qabachuu ni danda’a. Waa’ee isa kamiiyyuu haa dubbannu tokkoo keessatt eegaleen kan bira argamuu dandaha...read more
Oromo and Greek based Democracies
This article is for those who did not have the opportunity to know how democracy evolved in human society. Democracy is only one type of government supposedly based on the will of the masses. There had been other types of government like monarchy or aristocracy, dictatorship or autocracy and totalitarian. One can find overlapping characters in all these. So what ever form we may talk about we have to expect element of one in the other. For much, democracy is an ideal type of government but not all proclaimed democracies are fully pro-people. Here the writer is trying to introduce the essence of both Western and Oromo democracy in an easy way...read more
Qabsoo, Tumsaa fi karaa Bilisummaa
ABOn dhaaba malbulchaa warraaqaa fi amantalaa waggaa 37ti. Akeeki saa sirna kolonummaa hundee buqqisee Oromiyaa ofiinbultu gad dhaabuu dha. Sana bakkaan ammyyuu hin gahin malee, namoota waggoota digdamii torban kana dura of beekaniif jijii qabsoon ummata Oromoo ABOn hoogganamu argamsiise kan eenyuu hin abjonne. Sun tola hin argamne, lubbuu hedduutu itt kaffalame, qabeenya meeqatu barbadaawee, warra meeqatu faca’aee, caba hawaasomaa fi ayyaamii meeqatu uumame. Oromon ummata godinaa keessati baaqeen wayyaba thahe....read more
Oromo Struggle, Alliance and the way to Bilisummaa
OLF is a 37 years old revolutionary secular political organization. Its objective is to uproot colonial system and establish an independent Republic of Oromiyaa. Though it did not reach its goal yet for those who are grownups at least twenty seven years ago, achievements of Oromo struggle led by OLF was undreamt of....read more
Bilisummaa Irra Faccisa
Yeroo qabsoon bilisummaa fi ofiinbulmaata keenyaa didhamu baanee balaa irra marsaa jiru faccisuun dirqama sabboonotatti Kanneen qara qabsoott ka’an yeroof mataa gad qabatan malee hin coollibne. Ammayyuu dhaloota haaraaf waa’ee ergamsa qabsoo bilisummaa Oromoo ABOn hogganamuu iyya’uuf dirqama qabu. Waan hardha ta’aa jiruun ababbaruu irra kan darbanin walbira qabanii ilaaluu yaaluun barumsa taha. Rakkinni qabsaawota ganama manaa yaase hardha ittuu caalee muldhata. Fallisaa kan qaban gad dhiisanii kan yaalamee fashale irra deebi’uu utuu hin ta’in kan qabaniti cichanii eenyummaa ofii mirkaneessuu dha. Ilaalcha dhaaboti maqaa Oromo qaban akka filmaataataat tarreessuun daaraa fi daakuu walbira qabu akka hin taane eeggachuu dha...read more
In Defense of Bilisummaa
When our struggle for liberty and independence is challenged it is the duty of nationalists to go out and defend it from hovering catastrophe. It will be a mistake to distract the struggle from its rightful course for sake of millions of youth whose dreams have been the liberation of Oromiyaa since they started to dream. Pioneers of the struggle are duty bound to keep them informed about OLF, its mission, the achievements, failures and distortions of struggle. Rather than panicking with present world events, better to examine problems that came dragging from the past. Problems that caused activists leave their homes initially are still there with greater force. The solution is not quitting what you have and retrying what has already failed but to hold fast on what you had and assert your identity. To present list of names of organizations with Oromo names as alternatives can seem comparing apple to orange....read more
“Manifesto”, Dhuma Danqama Ilaalchaa ABO Keessaa?
Waa’ee qabsoo Oromo yeroo kaafnu hanga tokkoo gara duubaati deebinee kan laalluu muuxannoon kaleessaa hardhaaf dhimma baasinnaa jenneetu. Mootummaan Hayila Sillaasee kan kufe warraaqsa aarii ummataan dhoo’eeni. Dargiin mooticha bakka bu’uuf humnoota adda addaa naannaa sagantaa gadjalaa (minimum) tokkooti qindeeffate. Akkasiti humnoota sabhedduu akeeka sooshaaliismiin gaggeeffamna jedhan waliti fiduu danda’e. Garba gamaas qooda fudhachuuf hedduutu it didiche. Akka irbuu seenanitt karaa Baalee galuu isaan oolche. Kan walitti dufan qabsoon gitaa rakkina sabaawummaa empayeritii keessa jiru furuu dandaha jedhanii dhaadatan. Sabboonotis hin geessineen male luuxanii dhimma itt bahuu yaalanii turan...read more
“Manifesto”, End of Outlook Stalemate in OLF
Whenever we speak about Oromo struggle we look back a bit if yester year’s experiences might help present efforts. The government of Hayila Sillaasee was toppled by revolution that erupted as a result of peoples’ rage. To replace the emperor Darg coordinated some forces around a minimum program. In that way it brought together those who say they follow socialist principles. Many from the Diaspora dashed to participate. It saved them coming through Baale as promised. All Habashaa “progressives” lauded class struggle as panacea for societal problems. That attracted nationalists who did not have self confidence to go national struggle alone....read more
Tunisiyaa eessa?
Roorroon mirgaa, nambiyyaa Tuunisiyaa Bouazizi akka of gubu tolche. Abdii kutannaan badiisa nambiyyaa sanaatti geese Tunisiyootaa wayyaba keessas ture. Utuu akkuma lammii saanii sanaa of gubuu irra hin ga’in abbaa hirree Been Aliitt fincilani. biyyooti Baha Gidduu rakkina walfakkaataa qaban mirgaf wareegamuun akka jiru Tunisiyaa irra arganii sosso’uu eegalan. Gaha jechuun gaha jechuu akka tahe beksisuuf tokkummaan mootummaa saaniiti ka’anii....read more
From Tunisia to where?
The abuse of power has led a Tunisian citizen, Bouazizi to burn himself. The despair that led to that citizen’s demise was in the feelings of majority Tunisians. They all rose against the dictator Ben Ali before they were forced to burn themselves like their compatriot. The Middle Eastern countries that have the same problem learned from Tunisia how to sacrifice for their rights. They rose in unison to tell their rulers enough was enough....read more
Ayyaana Barumsa Oromoo Bara Hedduuf itt Dabame
Yom Oromoon afaan barreeffamu akka dhiisan hedduun hin beekamu. Garuu afoolli saanii akka gadi fageenyaa fi ballina qabu waabartootaan beekamaa dha. Beekumsi dargaggooti afaaniin barumsa unkeffamee fi unkamaleen walirraa hin citneen darbaa ture. Hawaasii gadaa hiriyaatt hiramaa. Gochi malbulchaa, hawaasoma fi diinagdee sana irrati bu’uurfame. Nammi tokkoo gadaa gadaan (bara dhalootaan) wanti baratu seeraan murtaawaa dha. Tarree keessaa...read more
Long sabotaged Oromo education opportunities
Not much is known as to when the Oromo stopped using written language. But their oral tradition is known by scholars for its depth and breadth. Knowledge was passed orally to the young through consistent formal and informal education. Society was divided into peer groups. On this divisions, depend the nation’s political, social and economic activities. By law in all grades some one had something to learn...read more
Gamtaan Sabboonota Injifannoo Shafisiisa
Haalli gaanfa Afrikaa keessa jiru, ummata naagatt caalaa hadhaawaa fi bilisummaa sabootaa fi abba tokkeett roorroon hammaata deemaa jira. Sun ta’eellee sabboonoti Oromoo muuxannoo qabsoon qayyabannoo walfakii hin uummannee. Murna adda addaatt qoodamanii hoomaa oofeett dabalamuuf yk kaan caalaa jiga yaafachuuf eeggataa jiru. ABOn erga ijaarame inni lammaffaan hedduu yaalame kantaree hafe...read more
Cooperation of Nationalist Can Hasten Victory
The condition in the Horn of Africa is daily getting bitterer for ordinary people and abusive to rights and liberties of nations and individuals. Despite that Oromo nationalists are not forming common understanding from experience got through struggle. They are so divided into different groups waiting for opportunity to jump on the bandwagon or attract more adherents than the other. The later has been tried several times since the formation of the OLF but remained stagnated...read more
Defections
ABOn diina ofitti damaqsaa jira
Yero ABOn waa falachuu jalqabu farri sochii saa akka alaa itti aggaamamu muxannoon hubatameera. Gocha Oromoo hobbaatii tolaa fidu hunda hankaaksuuf faallaan sochii hammi dandahamu hundi gad dhiifama. Dheheenya waa’een murnooti ABO dhaaba saanii dhinsuu fi jabeesuuf waliti dhufuu hedduu dubbatamaa ture. Osoo hin turin WBOn kibbaa ficiluun himame. Gaaffiin saanii akka ABOn tokkomuu yoo tahu, isaan dhaaba tokkichaaf malee akka hin sarmine labsan. Yeroo dubbiin akka isaan yaadaniti deemuu didu ficiltuu keessaa hangi tokkoo gananii loltuu Tigrayiti harka kennachuun himame...read more
OLF is awaking its Enemies
From experience there are external counter movements whenever OLF internally shows a tendency towards salvation. All possible contra movements are released to sabotage any positive outcome from Oromo actions. Recently much was talked about groups in the OLF coming together to heal past organizational wounds and strengthen it in unison. No sooner was it heard that there is a mutiny in OLA of Southern zone. They demanded for unity of OLF and declared that they will not obey any individual group. When it seemed things are not going as planned a segment from the mutineers defected to the Tigrian army...read more
The Face of Neocolonialism
The background
During the Scramble for Africa at the end of the 19th century we lost our land, suffered countless indignities and hardships. And yet far from it we did not capitulate an inch without resistance and became a victim unlike what our adversaries are saying-“take the land, the Oromo ceases to exist”; a hollow claim which did not square with facts. Through it all, Oromummaa survived such an historic era with full Oromo identity in tact...read moreFuula Kolonoomaa Haara
Duubbee
Bara Walharkati qaba Afrikaa dhuma jaarraa 19ffaa n lafa keenya dhabne, gidiraa fi salphina kana hin jedhamneen mankaraarfamne. Sun tahus osoo ofirraa hin faccisin akka hawwa diina keenyaa himannaa konkaa mirkanii hin qabne “lafa saa harkaa baasnaan jireenyi Oromo ni dhumataaf” jedhuu hin taane. Sun hundi tahe Oromummaan seenaa barasii irra baraaramuun, eenyummaan Oromoon hin tuqamin gilgila bahe. Akkuma yeroo amma kana anjaa yoo hin qabaannellee haalicha fuggisiisuuf jara hedhannoo nurra olhaanaa qaban waliin qabsoo hin irraanfatamne goone. Sun jalqaba kolonummaa kan bowwuu jaarraa tokkoo duuba rimsama sobaa “baaqulessaa” kan jedhamu waliin dhufuu jiru farrisa ture. Wanti tokkoo garuu kan darbeen walfakaata...read moreGuddaa yaaduu
Qabamuu duuba addunyaan naannaa Oromoo jiru duudee ture. Kan qaawwaa dhiphoo bututi uume keessaan ilaaluu dandahan yartuu turani. Jarreen yaroo sana kan hanga ABO uumuun sochii malbulchaa walfudhate sochosuu dandahanitt tattaafataa turan. ABOn duuchaa sana cabsee saaqaa guddaa uumuun akka Oromummaan, humnni fedha of olchuu fi walabummaa Oromoo sossoosu, deebi’ee dhalatu taasise...read more
Thinking big
After occupation the world around the Oromo was sealed. They were the few who were able to see through narrow hole created by wears and tears. They were those few that kept on moving until they founded the OLF and set in motion a concerted political movement for liberation. The OLF was able to break the seal wide open and effect the renaissance of Oromummaa, the moving force of Oromo spirit for survival and liberty...read more
Rakkoo rimsama tokkummaa:keenyaa fi kan saanii
Amma yeroo tsunamiin (bubbisi) malbulchaa fi diingadee lixaa fi bahaa bilisummaa fi jireenya hawaasa Afrikaa dorsisuutti jiru keessatt argamna. Kun isa durii irra addattii fi si’ooman ilaaluu nu gaafata. Ummata Afrikaa hidhaa fudoo-imperialistii dulloomaa keessaa gaddhiisuu mannaa, akka achuma turan gochuun badiisaa fi balaa bubbisooti sun irraan gahuu dandahanitt dhiisuun wal hin caalu...read more
The Trouble with Concept of Unity: theirs vis-à-vis ours.
We are now at a time when politico-economic tsunamis from west and east are threatening African freedom and social life. These demand to think differently and progressively from the old ways. Instead of releasing the people of Africa from age old fuedo-imperialist prison, to try to keep them there further, amounts to leaving them to havoc and destruction that the tsunamis are going to bring. The tsunamis do not distinguish those who imprisoned and the prisoners. The prisoners, the guards and their bosses would be wiped out without mercy. Those who add fuel to conflicts between siblings will at the end be consumed by the flame that flares from their own makings...read more
The mentally grafted African
Had it not been for the remains of ancient civilization from Mediterranean to the Cape, Africa might have been considered as a continent where human evolution is not yet complete. At the turn of the nineteenth century swarms of individuals and groups with different missions, religious, espionage and scientific preceded the scramble for Africa. Seeing it at the ebb of its civilization they wanted to group it with gorillas and chimpanzees they found around...read more
Faara Murnoota Malbulchaa Oromoo gidduutt Waligaltee Uumuu
Sochiin bilisummaa Oromoo akkitt gargar babanka’uutt ka’e nama sammun sirritt yaaduuf qayyabamuu hin dandahu. Kanneen gargar bahan keessaa tarsimoo dhaaba haadhoo itt baheen adda tahe kan fudhatee as bahe hin turre. Yoo guddate tokko tokko tooftaa jedhanii kan hedduun tarsimo bu’uura tuqa jedhame yayyabataniiru...read more
Trends towards creating understanding among Oromo Political Groups
No normal thinking person could understand how Oromo liberation movement started to fall apart. None of the splinter groups had come out with strategy different from the mother organization they broke away from. At most some had sponsored tactics that most thought undermined the basic kaayyoo...read more
Demokrasii America hin hubatamin hafe
Akka badii Oromoott keessummummaa Amerikaan basha’ee sodaa fi doorsisa malee waggaa dheeraan jiraadhe. Abjuun kiyya yeroo hundaa ofiin bulummaa biyya tiyyaa, Oromiyaa fi nagaa fi tasgabii olloota seeti. Sadaasi 8, 2008 abdii koo kana caalaatt jabeesse. Seenaa addunyaa Ammayyaa keessatt mallatoo kan tahu. Guyyichi guyyaa namoota sanyii, amantee fi gita jireenya hunda afaan bansiise ture...read more
The misunderstood American Democracy
As Oromo refugee I have enjoyed American hospitality and a life free from fear and threat for many years. My dream has always been the independence of my country Oromiyaa and peace and stability for its neighbors. November 4, 2008 has strengthened this hope of mine. It is a land mark in modern world history. It is a day that stunned people of all races, creeds and walks of life. It was enough to witness how much emotion were aroused when tears were involuntarily flowing from the eyes of civil right veteran leaders like Jessie Jackson...read more
Walgahii Hague Onko 2008
Itt fufaa yaalii harka kennachiisaaQabsoon Oromoo yeroon dheerataa deemuun kan kahe hadhaawaa tahaa jira. Duulaagalooti tokkoo tokkoo oso hin wacin ol deebi’aniiru. Kaan kaan ABO karaa ganama lakkisiisanii raawwachiisuuf kallattii addaarra buusuuf carraaqaa jiru. Maalifaan ABOn akka uumamu godhe daba gadadoo jaarraa tokkoo oliif itt fe’amee ture. Kaasaan sun gidiraa lammiitt rogaa haaraa dabalaa jira malee ammayyuu hin buqqaane. Kana irra ilaaluun, kanneenuma isa uuman keessaa, qabsoo Oromooti carraaqi bishaan dabaluu qabsaawota addaan baasuu yoo hin taane hanga yoonaa obbaati biraa hin argamsiifne...read more
The Hague Meeting Oct 2008
Continuation of trial to surrenderOromo struggle is getting bitter from the length of time it is taking. Some veterans have retired without making much noise. Some are making efforts to phase out the OLF and give it a different direction quitting the original path. The injustice that was causing untold misery for over a century to the Oromo people was the reason for founding the OLF. That cause is still there adding more dimensions to the national suffering. The effort to water down Oromo struggle by some of its own creators in negligence of this reality did not produce the intended result so far except dividing the activists...read more
The need for damage control
OLF is a secular political organization. It became a common household name for all citizens of Oromiyaa because of that policy, a policy that rallied them to struggle together for their lost honor and dignity. That is what made it a symbol of hope for liberation and resistance against injustice. It is to deny this role that anti-Oromummaa forces have come out with their axes to hack it down. Whistle blowers pointed cracks appearing within the leadership of OLF and the looming danger much earlier. Some even went further and requested the National Council (Shanee) to abandon the height it has occupied through conspiracy and call for a balanced Congress that could maintain organizational harmony and unity of purpose and also redirect the way ahead. But they were not listened to until incompetence and system infestation by infiltrators led to its total decay. Its change of strategy from independence to democratization of the empire, the empire that OLF was supposed to dismantle, further created more fissures within the nationalist camp. To save the name OLF from being erased from history, the group took responsibility and tried to uphold the honor of the fallen heroes and the nation. It declared that there is no two but only one OLF with the kaayyoo of liberation and that that was the OLF led by it. But Shanee clung to the name and even tried to prove its legitimacy by taking the other to alien court. But now all pretenses of changing tactics are gone, it is standing bare with its new anti independence and anti Oromo unity strategy...read more
Barbaachisummaa Badii Too’anna
ABOn ijjarsa malbulchaa amantalaa dha. Nambiyyaa Oromiyaa hundaaf maqaa waloo manaa hundaati dhahamu kan tahe Ulfinaa fi boona bade deebisee gonfachiisuun waan waliin hiriirseef. Kanatu mallato diddaa roorroo fi abdii bilisumaa sabicha isa tolche. Qooda kan dhabsiisuuf kan farri Oromummaa ala manaa qottoo saanii guurratani jigsuuf itt duudaa jiran. Hoogansa ABO irratt baqaqaan mullachuu saatii fi hamaa irra marsaa jiru akeekachiiftuun erga quba itt qabuuti kaatee bubbuleera. Kaan kaan sana irrayyuu darbanii akka Shaneen Gumii kooraa sadoon irra bahe dhiisee kora madaalli qabu kan atooma dhaabaa fi tokkummaa akeekaa eeguu dandahu fi fulduratt gara itt deemamu agarsiisu waamu gaafatanii turan. Hanga hanqinni dandettii fi luuxee galtuun sirnicha faalauun bososa guutammaatti geessuti iyyi saanii hin dhaggeeffatamne.. Tarsimoo ofiin bulummaa gara empyeraa, demokraatessuutt jijjiruunimmoo, empayera ABOn diiguun irra ture, mooraa sabboonotaa keessatt baqaqaa caalu fide. Maqaan ABO seenaa irra akka hin haqamne oolchuuf murni Shaneen dhaggeeffachuu dide dirqama ofirratt fudhatee ulfina gootota kufanii fi lammii ofii badii irra dandamachiisuu yaalee jira. Kan inni labse ABOn tokkicha malee lama akka hin taane. Shaneenis maqichatt rarra’ee ABO dhugaa tahuu raggaasifachuuf isa kaan hanga gaaddisa halagaati geessuuu gahuu saa hundi kan yaadatu. Haa tahu malee, amma fakkeessaan toftaafini jedhu hafee, tarsimoo saa haaraa farra ofiin bulummaa fi farra tokkummaa Oromoo waliin qullaa dhaabbataa jira....read more
Baranas moo?
Barri tokkoo darbee kan biraan bakka yoo bu’u kan rakkate waan haaraa fidee naaf dhufinnaa jedhee abdii fi dharraan eeggata. Yoo kantarri hin jiraane sana abdachuun akkuma. Dhummi Adoolessaa bara hedduu ka’ee yeroo itt Oromoo Badiin Jilaaf godaanu tahee beekama. Hunduu murna murnatt bu’uura irratt marihatan qabu. Garuu waan adda addatt guunguman tokkomsuuf walitt fidanii Oromummaan yabboo irratt guduunfan hin tolfanne. Abba tokkeen murna kamuu keessa hin jirre fira dubbisuu, wal ilaallachuu fi waan jedhamu dhaggeeffachuu dhufanis jiru. Gaffiin barruu kanaa kan murnaan dhufan ilaala. Hunduu kan dhufe maqaa saba guddicha Oromoo jedhamu dhahateetu. Garuu waan murteeffate subbaa kee’atee ofirra garagala malee yabboo waan irra gahe itt qindeeffatu hin uummanne. Baranas moo?...read more
This Time Too?
When an era passes and replaced by another the tyrannized awaits with hope and eagerness that it might bring with it something new. If there were no stagnation to expect that would be proper. The end of July has come to be known for a long time as a period when Oromo Diaspora migrates for Jila or pilgrimage. All have agenda to deliberate on in separate groups. But they did not in the spirit of Oromummaa create a platform where they could unify what they have whispered separately. There are also individuals who do not belong to any group but come to visit relatives, find a partner and to hear what is to be told. The question of this article is directed to those who came in groups. All come calling the name of that great people the Oromo. But at the end each go back putting its resolution in own bag without creating a forum where all groups could all coordinate their findings. What about this year?...read more
Sochii Oromummaa
Akka dudhaatti ijoolleen waggaa kudha jahaa waan naannaa saanii deemu baruuf bilcina gahaa qabu jedhama. Kanaaf nammi hardha waggaa shantamaa fi ol tahe haala sochiin Oromummaa keessatt jalqabeef bilchinaa fi muxannoo gahaa qaba ture jechuu dha. Qaroon sana duras waa hubachuu ni dandahu. Sun jechuun jireenyna gadadoo haalli saa tokkoo tokkoo kan amma gadi taheef ragaa tahuuf kan lubbuun jiran jiru jechuu dha. Haala yeros Oromiyaan keessa turteef kan hardhaa walitt yoo ilaale jijjiramii guddaan jireenya fi ilaalcha malbulchaa saa irra akka gahe hundu kan hubatuu dha. Yeros ambaa duratt Oromoon afaan saaniitiin of ifsuu hin dandahan turan. Maqaa ofii hin baafaneen waamamuunis dirqiin ture. Nammi tokkoo qoroo keessa jiruun malee ani Oromoo dhaa, Oromiyaan biyya kooti jechuun hamtu duuban dhuftu qabdi turte. Waliigalatt akka ilmoo namaatti hafee akka miseensa lammii tokkootti waan gaafachuu dandahan hin qaban turan. Karaa mirgoo fi gufuulee meeqa irra qaari’anii bakka amma jiran gahan. Ammawoo haalichi maal fakaata? Gufuun dhalatan dachaasuunii dandahaniiruu? gaafii jedhu waliin haa ilaallu...read more
Oromummaa Movement
Traditionally a child sixteen years of age is mature enough to observe what is going around him/her. Therefore any person who is fifty years and above at present was mature enough to have experienced conditions under which the movement for Oromummaa started. The clever can even observe things before that age. This is to say that there are living witnesses for Oromo life which was worse than the present in some aspect. It was kept in total darkness until the revolution of 1974. Comparing the situation in Oromiyaa then and now no one can deny the significant progress made in political life and outlook of the people. Then people were not able to express themselves in their own language in public. Foreign languages were imposed to be used as medium of communication in all aspects of Oromo public life. They were referred to by a name which was forced on them. One can claim only as belonging to a hamlet otherwise to mention the name Oromiyaa and Oromo had consequences. In general they had no right to claim any thing as human beings let alone as members of a nation. They have traversed very arduous roads and through several obstacles reached to arrive at where they are now. What does the situation look like now? Let us briefly look at it. Could their movement be reversed?...read more
Gara Sochii Howasomaatt
Yaada hariiroo Oromoo jabeessuuf dhihaateHojiin ilmoo nama malbulcha qofaan kan dangahamu osoo hin tahin kan barbaachisummaa qaban biraa hawasommii fi diinagdeenis jiru. Tokko tokkoon saanii barbaachisoo waan tahaniif tokkoo qofaa irratt gooji’uun guddina hawaasaa madaalamaatt geessuu hin dandahu. Yero nagaa angoon malbulchaa gochoota biraa too’achuu, eeguu fi miseessuuf dhimma baasa. Kanaaf malbulchi murnooti wal dorgomaan waan irratt wal dhaban tahuu dandaha. Sochiin malbulcha biyya of jalaa hin qabne tolcha guddinaa irra jiru; gocha hawaasaa biraa irratt too’annoo qabachuuf dura guddina kana fixachuu qaba. Oromoon akka sabaatt angoo malbulchaa erga dhabee jaarraa irra darbeera. Biyya guddaa, dilormaa fi qabeenya guddaa fi dandeetii riphaa naannaa sanaa hiriyaa hin qabne qaba. Garuu diina irraa buufatee dhimma itt bahu yk akka inni dhimma itt hin bane gochuu hin dandeenye. Akka firaa fi lammii kufeett rakkina saa walitt obsaa hambaa samichaan of gargaaraa jirata. Yoo gamuufis angoo qabachuuf fincilaa ture. Haa fincilu malee hanga milkiin bahutt jireenyi itt fufuu qaba, nyaatee bulu, waa barachuu, fayyaa saa eeggachuu, waliin gadduu fi waliin gammaduu, aadaa saa eegee dhaloota dhufuti dabarsuun irra eegama. Sanaaf hacuuccaan malbulcha irra jiraatuyyuu hidhata hawaasomaa fi diingagdee tokkoo tokkoo qabataa ture....read more
Towards social Movement
Proposal to strengthen Oromo RelationsHuman undertakings are not limited to political activities but there are also social and economic ones, which can not be ignored. Since each of them is important, to swarm over one of them alone will not lead to a balanced societal development. Under normal situation political power is employed to control protect and develop all other activities. For this reason it could be a bone of contention between rival groups. A political movement that does not control a definite territory is in a state of evolution; it has to complete this evolution to claim control over other societal activities. It is now over a century since Oromo lost political power. They have a big country, large population, tremendous wealth and potential capabilities that do not have an equal in the region. That being so they are not yet able to snatch away their resources from the enemy or to deny the enemy from using it. They have come so far relaying on each other as extended family and members of a losing nation for problems facing them by making use of leftovers from daily plunder together. They started rebelling when life of subjugation became absolutely intolerable. Even if they rebel life has to continue, so eating to survive, buying and selling, pursuit of knowledge, protecting health, to console and to rejoice with each other and protect ones culture and pass it over to the next generation. For that reason it has been maintaining certain social relation and economic activities irrespective of super imposed political oppression... read more
Ilaa fi Ilaamee Dhooftuu cimaa Waliigaltee ittiin jabeessan
Sirni malbulchaaa fi hawasomaa Oromoo, Gadaan, waan Oromoo hundi uumuu saaf itt boonu. Sirna walabummaa, walqixxummaa fi ulfina ilmoo nama gad jabeessu ture. Karaa sun itt mirkaneeffamu tokkoo yaa’a demokratawaa quunnamtii wal gidduu yk mariin ture. Haasaa afaniin namoota lama, sadii yk gumii gidduutt tolfamu keessatt kan qooda fudhatu hundi naannaa ulfinnii fi wal qixommi jiru jalatt wal dhaggeeffachuu fi darbabeen dubbachuuf dirqamaa fi mirga qaba ture. Yaa’ichi eegalee demokraatawaa Oromummaa, ilaa fi ilaamee jedhamu, dhabamuun saanii Oromooti rakkina saa dheeressa jiran keessaa tokkoo....read more
Ilaa fi Ilaamee A Strong Instrument for Consensus Building
Oromo politico-social system, Gadaa is one of the inventions Oromo are proud of. It was a system that upheld liberty equality and human dignity. One of the means for realization of these was a democratic process of interpersonal communications or dialogue. In all verbal interactions between two, three or a multitude, every participant has the right and the duty to speak and to listen in turns in an atmosphere of deference and equality. That process was what they called ilaa fi ilaamee, a democratic element of Oromoness the lack of which is drawing out Oromo difficulties. Literally, ilaa means “look” or “lend me your ears” usually to begin a discussion or dialogue...read more
Demokrasii Itiyoophiyaa fi Itgaafatama Gocha 2007 irratt qooqa yartuu
(H. R. 2003)
Nammi tokkoo waa’ee Mirga Ilmoo nama Chartara ST (UN), konvenshinootaa fi kovenantoota irratt hundaawee dubbata yoo tahe demokraasiinis itgaafatammis Itiyoophiyaa irra eegamuu hin qabu. Mirgi fi walabummooti noolaa abba tokkee kan dhitamu abbicha qofa irratt akeekkatee osoo hin tahin saba inni keessaa bahes ni dabalata. Empayerichi sabootaa fi sabummaa hedduu kan garri caalaan saanii kolonii tahan of keessaa qaba. Habashaa biyyi haadhoon bulcha demookraatawe qabaattee hin beektu. Angoon ni boji’ama malee hin badhaasamu.Caffeen Amerika shakala hin beekamne tokkoo alaan itt fe’uu yaala. Erbaala kana keessatt barreesich yaa’a HR 2003 jala darbee, dhimma inni baasuuf kan irra ilaalee darbe hubachuu yaala. Tumichi Onkololess 2, 2007 Manaa Senatef darbe kutaa 8 qaba...read more
Few words on Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act of 2007
(H. R. 2003)
If one is talking about Human rights on the bases of UN charter and the conventions and covenants, neither democracy nor accountability is to be expected from Ethiopia. Individual rights and liberties are violated not only targeting the individual but also the people to whom the individual belongs. The empire is composed of nations and nationalities in which majority were colonized. The mother country, Habashaa had never had democratic governance. Power is always captured not bestowed through democratic process. The American legislature is trying to impose a strange practice from the outside. In this paper the writer is trying to follow the process of HR 2003, what it addresses and what it overlooks. The Bill that was sent from the House to the Senate on October 2, 2007 has 8 sections...read more
Mirga Ormaa, mirga abbaa, demokrasii fi hiree ofii ofiin murteeffacha akka ilaalcha Oromoott
Korri Idlee …kana labsa, …
1. Ormoota hacuuccaa, gadi qaba fi bolqama halagaa jala galchuun hamma mirga bu’uuraa ilmoo nama haaluun faallaa Chartara Saboota Tokkomanii (ST) tahee nagaa fi gamtaa addunyaa gabbisuutt gufuu taha.
2. Ormooti hundi mirga hiree ofii ofiin murteeffachuu qabu; eebba mirga sanaatiin sadarkaa malbulchaa saanii walabummaan murteessuu fi walabummaan misa diinagdee, hawaasomaa fi aadaa hordofu dandahu (Murti ST 1514 (XV)
Korri Idilee, … qabsoon ormoota kolonummaa fi hacuuccaa halagaa jala jiraatanii mirga hiree ofii ofiin murteeffachuun beekameef mirga sana karaa dandahan hundaan deeffachuuf waan argatan hundatt dhimma bahuu akka dandahan mirkaneessa; (Murti ST 2649 fi )Korri Idilee, … Gumeessawaan beekamuun mirga ormoota hundaa, hiree ofii ofiin murteeffachuu kanneen hacuuccaa kolonummaa, faranjii fi halagaa jala jiran dabalatee mirgoota akkasiif haala bu’uuraa iggitii amansiisaafi eegumsaa mirgoota ilmoo nama jabeessaa fi dhaadhessaa akka tahe mirkaneessa; (UN Resolution 43/105 Mudde 8, 1988)
Ormooti hundi mirga hiree ofii ofiin murteeffachuu qabu; eebba mirga sanaatiin sadarkaa malbulchaa saanii walabummaan murteessuu fi walabummaan misa diinagdee, hawaasomaa fi aadaa hordofu dandahu (14 Mudde 1960; Angoo 1.1, The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 )
Buusaan kanaa olii Chartera ST angoo 1.2 kan akka itt haanu dubbifamu irratt hundaawan: Dhimmi Finnoota Tokkoomanii …ulfeessa akeeka mirga walqixxoomaa fi hiree ofii ofiin murteeffachuu irratt bu’uurfamuun saboota gidduutti hariiroo michoomaa misoomsuu fi tarkaanfii akkaa kan nagaa gumeessawa jabeessu fudhachuu dha;...read more
Peoples right, individual right, democracy and self-determination
from Oromo perspectiveThe General Assembly, … Declares that …,
1. The subjection of peoples to alien subjugation, domination and exploitation constitutes a denial of fundamental human rights, is contrary to the Charter of the United Nations and is an impediment to the promotion of world peace and co-operation.
2. All peoples have the right to self-determination; by virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development. (UN Resolution 1514 (XV) 14 December 1960)
peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development. (Article 1.1, The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966)
The General Assembly, … Affirms the legitimacy of the struggle of peoples under colonial and alien domination recognized as being entitled to the right of self-determination to restore to themselves that right by any means at their disposal; (UN Resolution 2649, 30 November 1970)
The general Assembly, … Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples, including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self-determination is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights; (UN Resolution 43/105 December 8, 1988)
The above captions are based on provision of UN charter (26 June 1945) article 1.2 which reads: The purpose of the United Nations is: …
To develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principles of equal rights and self-determination of peoples and to take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace;...read moreKumalo, Dagachisa Roorroo Mirga Ilmoo Nama
Bara 1980 ture kan sabbonoti Oromoo marfamanii qabamuun Masaraa Minilik guddichatt geeffaman. Masaraa Guddichi Galma Guddicha jilli moototaa fi muudammii fi qondaalomsi gargaraa itt tahan ture. Galmicha fuldura dhaabii konkolaataan gurguddoo ayyaanaaf dhufan dhabbatan dirree baldhaatu ture. Dhaabi konkolaataa sana jalan caasaa boolla awwaalaa fakkaatutu ture. Jilli Dargi dhaadannoo harka bitaa aboottifame darbachiisuun eegalama. Isaan keessaa tokkoo “gola keenya awwaala farra warraaqsaa irratt ijaarranna” kan jedhu. Yero Dargiin Isapakkoo ijarratu sabboonoti Oromoo suduudaan kutaa lafjalaa awwala fakkaatu sanatt geeffaman. Kan jedhan dhugaa godhanii achi jalatt Oromoon yaa’a mankaraarsaan kan du’uutt kahan fakkaata ture...read more
Millennium, a Disguise for Human Right Abuse
It was in 1980 that many Oromo nationals were rounded up and taken to Minilik’s Grand Palace. The Grand Palace had the Grand Hall where imperial feasts were given and where graduation ceremonies and appointments were made. In front of it was a large parking lot for dignitaries that come to the Grand Hall occasions. Under the parking lot was a grave like underground structure. Darg’s ceremonies start with chanting slogans and throwing left arm with clenched feast into the air. One of such slogans was “We shall build our party on the grave of antirevolutionary”. Oromo Nationals were taken directly to the torture chamber at a time when Darg was celebrating the formation of Commission to Organize the Party of the Working People of Ethiopia (COPWE) in the Grand Hall. True to their slogan underneath, Oromo were in the process of death from torture...read more
Oromoon, gabbaarummaatt gad buufamee utuu humnisaa akka kanaan dura dhagahamee hin beekneett bolqamuu hin eegalin homishaa orma naannaa saatii hunda caalu ture. Sun kan tahe jaarraa tokkoon dura, erga bulcha halagaa sillimii waaggaa dheeraatt isaan darbe, jala seenaniiti. Biyyattii bakka hedduutt waan ciraniif gosi tokkoo inni biraa akka itt jiratu hin beeku ture. Oromiyaan sillimii dheeraa jaarraa tokkoo olii, kana keessaa daammaquun dhukkubaan faalamtee, jeejoftee, hiyyoomtee, qubbekmitii taatee fi garboomtee of agarte. Sun sonaan waliin kahanii falachuuf didhchiisaa ture. Akkasitt kaayyoon sonaawe, Oromiyaa tokkoomtuun yeroo jalqabaaf dhiicha waloo bilisummaa, kallacha qabsoo see ABOn durfame sochoofte. Ofbarri see fi gaaffiin bilisoomu diinota seett aarii qabsiiseen fixanamaa argamee hin beenne golee biyyatti bakka hallett furgaasee gaddhiise...read more
The Oromo were the most productive people before they were reduce to serfdom and their labor freely exploited to a never heard of magnitude. That happened over a century ago when they came under alien rule, which threw them into a long slumber. One tribe did not know how the others lived because the country was partitioned into several tiny segments. Awakened from this long slumber of over a century Oromiyaa found herself disease ridden, famished, impoverished, illiterate and enslaved. The challenge now was how to put oneself in order and start to tackle the problems in unison. A kaayyoo (guiding national principle) was set and for the first time a united Oromiyaa put a freedom march in motion under its vanguard organization the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF)...read more
Gaaddisi halagaa ABOmmaaf ragaa nuu hin dhaabbatu. ABOn kan dhaltee fi galmeeffame garaa Oromoo hundaa fi miseensota saa keessatt yoo tahu kan mallatteessanii fi caaphaan duuchan kanneen wareegama dhumaa baasani. Ragaan nuti bakka halle qabannee deemnu sana...read more
Alien courts will not stand witness for our being OLF. OLF was born and registered in the minds and hearts of all Oromo and its rightful members, signed and sealed by those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. That is the evidence we carry with us all the time...read more
The following short stories are Oromo based. There are folk tales that had influenced these stories. Some have historical facts in them but since no research is made on them made up presentations had been added. Imagination of the writer had taken the major part. It is hoped that readers will give their comments on them.
Baras gaammee diqqaan ture. Bodee koo qabadheen abbaa koo waliin lola dhaqe. Meeshaa guddaan nammi keenya qabate bakara, eeboo isa guddicha. Garri caalaan ulee fi dhagaa qofa harkaa qaba. Hamaan qeyeeti itt dhufe. Jarri diinaa meeshaa abida tufu gurguddaa fi didiqqaa hidhatan. Gurguddaa keenya kan jennus ijalee saanii ta’anii nutti bu’ani. Raayyaan keenya gitu dadhabe...read more
Afaan Inglishiitt “Trojan Horse” jedhun. Bara dur durii osoo Yasuus hin dhalatiin waggoota kumoota hedduu ol Girikootii waaqa (Ayyaana) hedduu qabu turan. Waaqi inni guddaan Ziyus jedhama. Waaqaa dubartootaa keessaa Ateenaan beekamtuu tokkoo turte. Ateetee irra fudhatan kan jedhan jiru...read more
Bar tokko namicha Daljeesso jedhamutu ture. Daljeesso intala bareedduu tokkoo fuudhee ilma Waqjiraa jedhamu godhatan. Ergasii hunduu isaan, abbaa Waaqjiraa, iseen Haadha Waaqjiraa jedhu malee maqaan hin waaman. Waaqjiraa, firomsaan ijoollee naannaa irra qanansiisanii guddisu turan. Waqjiraa waggaa shan tahe akka tasaa haati duutee...read more
Abbaa hoduu mee waa’ee Ateetee nutti hodeessi jette Gaddiseen waan ollaansee wagga waggaan shaakaltu baruuf. Ateeteen jedhe, Abbaan Hoduu, Ayyaana dubartiiti. Ayyaanni sunis dubartii dha. Yoo mararfatan Ateetiyyoo yk Aayyolee jedhuun. Durbi Ateetee hin bulfattu.Dubartiin eerumte Callee Ateetee haadha see yk haadha dhirsaa see irra itt darbe wagga waggaan facaafachuun ulfeessiti...read more
Yoo nammi biyyaa dhufuu firooti Ameerikaa jiran bakki itt geessan tokkoo “Atlantic City” magaala jedhamu. Bakka qumaara itt dhahatan. Biileen abbaan see dhufnaan achi geessite. Jaarsii manya Atlantik yoo argu ni gammadde. Jiidhaa dhihooti arge kutatee qarqara manyichaatt qajeele. Takka guungumee margicha itt darbate...read more
Abbaa Hoduu, jette Jiituun. Manguddoo heddutu ulee siiqee jedhamu manaa qabu. Dhimmi ulee kanaa maanni? Abbaan Hoduu fakkaatii siiqee beekuu gadi baasee itti hodeessuuti ka’e...read more
Gidduu kana namooti Ameerikaa haadholiif yoo kennaa bitan, kardii erganii fi dubarti karaa dabarte hundaan “Happy Mothers’ Day” jedhan muldhatu. Guyyaa haadholiin kennaa saanii banuu fi akka itt tolett ayyaaneffachuuf dharraan eegatani. Guyyichi Eebla 11 oola. Jala bultiin saa garuu erga o’uutti kahee bubbulee jira. Sun maal nu qaabachiisa laata?...read more
These days Americans are seen when buying gifts, sending cards and saying “Happy Mothers’ day” to all women passing by them. It is a day mothers look forward eagerly to open their gifts and celebrate in a way suiting their taste. The day will occur on May 11. But it has been a while since warming up its eve started. What would that bring to our memory?...read more
Once upon a time said a pro-women story teller, women were the rulers of Oromiyaa. It was a matriarchal society. Then every thing was in abundance. They imposed strict discipline of work. Laziness was a crime then. They wanted every one to be as passionate and as hard working as women. There was no roaming around places idly. Manooyee was the last in line of women rulers that conspiracy of lazy men brought to an end...read more
Communities north of Finfinnee were preparing for a defensive campaign. It was during that period that a girl by the name Buttaa was born to a Galaan family. Her grandfather called her Buttaa in anticipation of the coming campaign. It was also in the same period that a boy named Jijoo was born to an Eekkaa family. Both experienced the initial part of the invasion of the south personally. They also outlived most of the warlords...read more
In the eastern part of Africa there lived an ancient people of Nabee land. Long, long ago, the land of Nabee was covered with thick forest. In it lived several wild animals and humans who run away from harsh rule. Among the wild animals there was an ape called Hillu. On the human side was a young man called Dhugaasaa...read more
It was about fifty years after the forces of Goobanaa conquered Qellem and turned Jootee Tulluu into the vassal of emperor Minilik. A boy by the Name Oliiqaa was sent to priest school to learn the emperor’s language. With the knowledge acquired he was able to get employment in colonial office. No sooner than the old colonizer was kicked out by a European one did Oliiqaa met his life’s challenge...read more
Long, long ago in the kingdom of Ballee a princess called Aagee was born to the house of the Luggishoo (duke) of Gobbii. After being married to the king of Leeqaa she was sent back for losing enthusiasm with her elderly husband. Her parents gave her hand to a second husband, a Sayyoo republic chief, Guutaa, as a gursummeettii (divorcee) but she had a surprise in store...read more
Beyond Tulluu Walal far away where the sun sets in Oromoo land was the country of Sanaagaa. Its leader was a great warrior who came down from western expedition that started from Odaa Nabee long, long ago. His name was Booyyee. His great, great grandfather it was told, was one of those who crossed the Gibee with the renowned law giver Makkoo Bilii. He was appointed as Abbaa Duulaa, commander in chief of an expedition by Makkoo. By the time of Booyyee the office had become hereditary...read more
Long, long ago at a time immemorial during a moony night a commotion was heard from a kraal of a foora site. It was in cattle raising society. Foora is an occasionally undertaken grazing expedition. It was usually guarded by a cibraa (regiment) of the army. There were numerous kraals under the supervision of an officer called Abbaa Karraa. The commotion was unusual. That made the officer to bring to the attention of Abbaa Ollaa, chief of the county and owner of that particular kraal...read more
In olden days after puberty girls were more private than public. It was only during ceremonial dances that they can appear and have fun in front of a crowd. Indoor games, gossips and makeup takes place behind the curtain. Otherwise friends meet when fetching water, collecting fire wood and when mowing the field. The most intimate friends in who they confide secrets call each other Addooyyee...read more
At a time when there was no organized formal education for children the informal was the standard practice. Toddlers are intentionally exposed to learning defense and art through observation from elders. In tribes like Boran they are sent to Waata, group that were artisans and skilled hunters for the same purpose. This class of children started learning vigilance and military art by hunting rodents and other small animals which are difficult to track. Those beyond eight years of age start with herding calves. Then they herd sheep and goats before they are promoted to cattle assistant herders. Then also they have to protect the herd from predators. Learning the techniques of defense and survival was a process undertaken at every stage...read more
Long, long ago there lived a family headed by a person known as Abbaa Urgeessaa. He had two children Fidaa and Dirriqee by his wife Haadha Urgeessaa whose maiden was Caaltee. Urgeessaa was their first born who died at the age of eighteen eaten by crocodile in Baaroo River while on expedition to River Baaroo. This family was one among families of the Wanaagaa nobility. Because of their close-knit relationship they were highly respected and admired in the region. For this reason many wanted to get married into their family. Their daughter had many suitors but her defiance of tradition was a problem to her family...read more
Once upon a time in the Horn of Africa lived a strong young man called Waqtolaa. He was a native of a vast country called Oromiyaa. Long, long ago Oromiyaa was invaded and the invaders language Amharic was imposed by force. To get employment in public offices one has at least to speak Amharic. Waaqtolaa was fed up of life on the farm and so he wanted to buy Amharic get government job and live in town...read more
Yaadannoo Haarree Diidaaf and more....read more
Beekoti akka fayyaa itti eegan ni barsiisu jedhama. Kanarrati waan beektu qabdaa Abbaa Hoduu jedhe tokkoo? Hamman beeku sittin hodeessaa dhaggeeffadhu jedhe Abbaan Hoduu...read more
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