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    The document provides an introduction and overview of an Wikibook on the Oromo language. It describes Oromo, also known as Afaan Oromoo and Oromiffa, as a Cushitic language spoken by about 50 million people in Ethiopia. The Wikibook is intended to provide lessons on Oromo grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation with embedded audio files. It is aimed at aiding self-study for those living and working in Oromia, such as Peace Corps volunteers, though resources for learning the language are limited. The document outlines 16 planned chapters covering topics such as verbs, nouns, adjectives, and includes appendices with grammar guides.

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    The document provides an introduction and overview of an Wikibook on the Oromo language. It describes Oromo, also known as Afaan Oromoo and Oromiffa, as a Cushitic language spoken by about 50 million people in Ethiopia. The Wikibook is intended to provide lessons on Oromo grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation with embedded audio files. It is aimed at aiding self-study for those living and working in Oromia, such as Peace Corps volunteers, though resources for learning the language are limited. The document outlines 16 planned chapters covering topics such as verbs, nouns, adjectives, and includes appendices with grammar guides.

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    The document provides an introduction and overview of an Wikibook on the Oromo language. It describes Oromo, also known as Afaan Oromoo and Oromiffa, as a Cushitic language spoken by about 50 million people in Ethiopia. The Wikibook is intended to provide lessons on Oromo grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation with embedded audio files. It is aimed at aiding self-study for those living and working in Oromia, such as Peace Corps volunteers, though resources for learning the language are limited. The document outlines 16 planned chapters covering topics such as verbs, nouns, adjectives, and includes appendices with grammar guides.

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    Afaan Oromo

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    Preface
    The Oromo language (also known as Afaan Oromoo and Oromiffa) is a Cushitic language spoken by about
    50 million people in Ethiopia. This Wikibook is intended to provide an introduction to Oromo grammar and
    lexicon. Nama bifa gurracha Aduunyaati.

    In an effort to aid in self-study, audio files have been embedded so that the reader may develop an ear for
    the spoken language and practice pronunciation.

    Few resources are available, either in book form or online, for learning Oromo. It is my hope that this
    collection of lessons will prove valuable to those exploring the language, especially for Peace Corps
    volunteers, VSO volunteers, and other English speakers living in Oromia. I have tried to ensure that all
    Oromo words herein are correctly spelled and translated, all sentences grammatically correct, and all
    grammar points accurately explained. However, seeing that these lessons were compiled by a student of the
    language rather than a native speaker, I expect the errors to be many. I am indebted to my tutor, Fekadu
    Kano, for providing many translations, edits, and the sound bites for the text.

    Contents
    Introduction
    Alphabet and Pronunciation
    Chapter 1: Numbers

    Cardinal and ordinal numbers, fractions

    Chapter 2: Word Order

    Basic sentence structure, placement of modifiers

    Chapter 3: Pronouns

    Subject, direct object, possessive, and interrogative pronouns

    Chapter 4: Present-Future Tense Verbs

    Verb conjugation, verb groups, morphology, affirmative and negative

    Chapter 5: Nouns, Part I


    Gender, number, definiteness, nominative case

    Chapter 6: Adjectives

    Gender, number, with pronouns, case and definiteness, participles

    Chapter 7: Past Tense Verbs

    In the affirmative and negative

    Chapter 8: Adverbs

    Adverbs of manner, time, place, and degree; telling time

    Chapter 9: Imperatives and the Jusssive

    Imperative, jussive tense; other forms of requests; responding

    Chapter 10: Prepositions and Conjuntions

    Prepositions, postpositions, conjunctions, directions

    Chapter 11: Comparatives and Superlatives

    Comparatives, preferences, superlatives, expressing opinions

    Chapter 12: Compound Tenses

    Continuous, perfect, sequential actions

    Chapter 13: Agency

    Causitive, reflexive, passive voice

    Chapter 14: Nouns, Part II

    Cases and suffixes, verbal nouns (gerunds)

    Chapter 15: Time Clauses

    Sequential actions, gerundive, simultaneous actions, time words

    Chapter 16: Subordinate Clauses

    Adverbial, relative, subjunctive, if-then statements, conditional

    Grammar Appendix

    Irregular verbs, noun case suffixes table, summary of verb forms (present, past,
    gerundive, jussive, subjunctive, subordinate, participle, if-thens, reflexive, passive,
    pres. cont., past cont., conditional, causative) with examples, list of plurals (nouns
    and adjectives)

    Translations of the dialogues


    Additional Readings
    Glossary
    Bibliography

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