Updated — Walaloo Afaan Oromoo Waa 39-ee Barumsaa

Gita 9: Uumamni yeroo hunda, Waaqatti deebi’a, Barumsi kun amantaa keenya, Hundumtuu ni eega.

Ilmi Oromoo yoo barate, Gaafa tokko ija barate, Haaluma jireenyas ni jijjiira, Afaan isaatiin addunyaa ni tajaajila.

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ykn mata-duree adda ta'e irratti barruu dabalataa yoo barbaadde na gaafachuu dandeessa!

Walaloon kun, namoonni akka of ibsaman, akka waliin haasa’an, akka waliin gargaaran waan taasisuuf, jireenya hawaasummaa fi siyaasaafis gumaacha guddaa qaba. Akka qorannoo tokkoo, “Walaloon uummata Oromoo dadammaqsuf yookaan sissiyeessuufi dubbii miliqxe baasuu keessatti waan guddaa hojjeta”. Gita 9: Uumamni yeroo hunda, Waaqatti deebi’a, Barumsi

" (39 Things of Education) is not a standard titled poem in major digital archives, Oromo educational poetry typically focuses on education as the "pillar of growth" and the "light" that dispels ignorance (walaallu)

Barumsi karaa gara milkaa'inaatti geessu yoo ta'u, dhaloota dukkana doofummaa keessaa baasa. This link or copies made by others cannot be deleted

One cannot open the book without encountering the heavy influence of the Siiqqee and the Gadaa system—democratic philosophies that have governed Oromo society for centuries. Through chapters dedicated to history and culture, the book validates the student's heritage, teaching them that their language is not just a tool for communication, but a vessel for governance, law, and philosophy.

The core of Oromo traditional education was not just the transmission of facts but the cultivation of character. Walaloo Afaan Oromoo was, and still is, the principal vehicle for inculcating safuu and aadaa (culture). Poems were composed to teach the young what was considered good and evil, moral and immoral, and to encourage constructive thought and action.

Qubee afaan kootii, ishee Dr. Rashaad nuuf tolche,Haile Fidaa fa’a, dhiigaan kan nuuf gumeessan gaddee,Sassaabnee dubbisnee, sammuu keenya siriitti laaqnaa,Doofummaa jibbamtuu, lafayyuu nurraa kaasnaa.

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