Language materials: Oromo. Oromo for beginners

57 Pages·1975·0.81 MB·

by  Dejenie Leta

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Leta, Dejenie
AUTHOR
Oromo for Beginners. Language Materials.
TITLE
Peace Corps, Washington, D.C.
INSTITUTION
75
PUB DATE
58p.
NOTE
Materials (For Learner)
Classroom Use
Guides
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African Languages; Dialogs (Language); *Grammar;
DESCRIPTORS
Listening Comprehension; Pronunciation Instruction;
*Second Language Instruction; *Standard Spoken Usage;
Verbs; Vocabulary
Ethiopia; Kenya; *Oromo
IDENTIFIERS
ABSTRACT
Oromo
The purpose of this text is to introduce the
,
Corps
language, spoken in parts of Ethiopia and Kenya, to Peace
Galla) used in
volunteers. The Oromo language (also referred to as
language spoken in the western and
the text is based on the standard
and Kaffa. However,
southwestern provinces of Wollega, Illubabor,
these materials can be
with dialectal differences taken into account,
The materials have been
used to teach the Oromo language in any area.
students can arrange
presented in such a way .that the teacher and the
particular needs and learning styles.
them in lessons to suite their
20 units on different topics,
The text includes a pronunciation key,
Grammatical information and
and a unit of situational conversations.
appended. (NCR)
a list of common verbs are
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LANGUAGE MATERIALS
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ALETA TRAINING CENTRE
OROMO FOR BEGIN'NERS
Prepared by
Dejenie Leta
Summer 1975
Awassa
0
Alem Training Centre
Table of Contents
Preface
(i)
Key to Prosennciation
(ii)
1-2
Greetings
Proittouns
3
Papts of the body
4
Possessive endings
5
Nwerals
6-7
Food
8
Drinks
9
Imperatives
10
Days of the Week
11
Months of the Year 12-13
14-15
Time
Domestic & Wild Animals
16
17-19
Family Relationships
20
Means of .Tranaportation
Common Adjectives
21
22
Common Colours
Prepositions
23
24
Directions
Common Articles in the Market
25-27
States of Being
28-32
Situational Conversation
33-41
Grammatical Appendix
I.
4fOr
P B EF
C E
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These Oromo language teaching materials were pre-
pared for use during the series of two-week in-service
language workshops for Peace Corps Volunteers held at
Awassa in the summer-of 1975.
They have been re-written with improvements made possible
by insights gained during the actual language workshops.
There is a plan to expend these language materials.
Whoever uses these Oromo language materials should
bear in mind that they-take as standard the language
spoken in the Western and South Western provinces of
The aim and scope of the
Wollega, Illubabor and Kaffa.
underteking was such that it was impractical to point out all the
miliste differences with other Oromo speaking areas such as
Shoal Haver, Arussi and Bale.'
With the slight differences taken into account these
materials win be used to teach Oromo language for any area.
The materials have been arranged in such a way that
the teacher and the student (s) can arrange them in
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lessons to suit their particular speed of learning.
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KEY TO PRONUNCIATION
Oromtvio a hamitic language, which means that it
cannot be transcribed in the Latin alphabet without
The following is a very approximative
difficulty.
attempt to give the prospective eeader a key to pro-
nunciation.
1. The Vowels:
Oromo has seven vowel sounds as does Amharic.
e
the (the ), shirt (8141..0
as in
:
as in: fool (ful)
as in: he (hi), she (sq.)
i
==
=
=
as in: , bad, addl. mad
a
(ed)
as in:, hate (het), aid
=== =
====
====
(edukeshan)
as in: education
or, more (mor)
as in
====
:
==
2. a) Consonants: -
(i) c as in Ourch (ccrc)
(ii) c is an explosive o. eg. Ceti, Camma
(iii) b. is Tpronounced while in-haling
(iv) K is an explosive k. eg. Kursi, Kalemi
(v) P is an explosive p.e.g.:=PaPPasi, PeTros
P.
TuTTo, KurTi
T is an explosive t..
(vi)
S is a sibilant s.E.G. gcSSi, mencSSari, Somi
(vii)
1 is like the Spanishan,e.g.- dañña, an:arab/2a
(viii)
g is hard as in: 0-:d
j is pronounced as in: John
b) (i) Where a sound is stressed the letter is doubled:-
21g.:- collect
(ii) Sounds which may be made or droPped are indicated
by brackets.
e.g. .(w)ogga may be pronounceewogga"orwo2ga4'
PLAN
OROMINNA
LESSON
Kalati
GREETINGS:-
I
waKa
A. General:-
or
a) ashaml
= God
:waKayy0
or
rabbi
b) ashaml
a) attam jirta? (How are you?)
naga
or
b) gari galata waKa (yyo),
well
gari
=
attam jirta?
Or
fayya
a) gari galata waKa(yy0).
N.B.:- 1. For p_.sLallt and respect farms, "asham" will
change to "ashama" and "attam jirta?" to
"attam jirtu?".
2. naga = gari = fayya
3. waKa = waKayyo = rabbi
Kalati
B. In the morning:-
Kalati = words
a) ashaml
mEllEmamEja = exercise
b) ashaml
a) attam bulte? (Good,morning)
b) naga galata waKayyoi attam bulte?
a) naga galata waKayyo.
will
For plus.-al and respect forms, "attam bulte?"
N.B.-
change to "attam bultani?".
/2/
In the day time:-
C.
a) ashaml
b) ashami
a) attam olte? (Gond afternoon)
b) fayya galata rabbi, attam olte?
a) fayya galata rabbi.
For plural and respect forms, "attam olte?" will
N.B.:-
change to "attam oltani?11.
At the time of deux:tura:-
D.
(Bye!)
garittil/nagattil/fayyatti!
1. General:
(Good dayl)
nagatti olil
2. Morning:
garitti buli! (Good night!)
3. Afternoon:
N.B.:- For plural and respect forms, "oli" will change to
"ola" and "buli" to "bdla".
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PRONOUNS:=
II
Kalati
eu?
= who?
=
I
you
at
= what?
mali?
=
eosin w you (respect form)
habEsha mg Ethiopian
enni = he
sidama
= Amhara
z13mhe = she
= Oromo
omo
nuy
= we
Tigre
= Tigre
esin = you (plural)
hakimi
= doctor
elsan = they
tamari/bara = student
melltmamtja:-
asttmari/barsisa = teacher
Examples:
gabare/Kottu = farmer
at efihu? (who are you?)
le Q.
Safi = secretary
an Tola Da. (1 am Tola*)
A.
I shuferi = driver
Janice mali? (What is Janice?)
2. Q.
daiiha = judge
A.
Qehen/Janice Americani ba.(she/Janice ''lriaggade
= merchant
is an American;)
Rick mali?
GI;
tiksitu = shepherd
A: Rick Americani Da.
wattaddara = soldier
Q: Ato Sabhat mali?
mo = or
A: Ato Sabhat habEsha
Da
= is
Q:esan hakimi Da mo Kottu ba?
A: asan hakimi ha.
4.
*Tola is the name of a person
I 0,