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Afaan Oromoo

  • imaluu- to travel

  • imaltuu- traveler

  • deemuu- to go/walk

  • kara deemtuu- has negative connotation

  • galma- hall (adarash)

  • galma Abbaa Gadaa (from Ali Birra song)- seat of Abba Gadaa

  • sagantaa(/karoora) imala(/deemsa)-

  • visitors- daawwattota

  • kutachuu/murachuu- use for booking tickets

  • qabachuu- use for booking hotels

  • waraqaa eenyuummaa- ID

  • waraqaa dhaloota- birth certificate

  • waammachuu (from waamuu)- to call (use for taxis)

  • baafachuu- to obtain (use for ID)

  • dhaquu- deemuu

    • can be used to say ‘going to do something’- ex: dhaqeen ID baafadha

  • mana ciisichaa/ hooteela- bed room

  • ba’eera- for being discharged from hospital

  • ba’aa- suitcase; anything that’s heavy

    • ba’aa baayee nati jira; something is weighing on you

  • haafuura baafachuu/galfachuu- to take a breath

  • ukkaamamaa- suffocating (like small space, confined)

  • namatu baay’ata- crowded

  • naga-qabeessa- peaceful (dictionary definition)

  • haawataa- exciting

  • gaggabuu- desperate?

  • yoo rabii- hopefully

  • namootaa beekamoo- personalities (as in famous people)

  • siyaasa- politics

  • haawaasummaa- social

  • gumaachuu- to contribute (could be money)

  • mirga dhalaa nama- human rights

  • mirga haawaassummaa/walqixxummaa- civil rights

  • qabsoo karaa nagaa- peaceful resistance

  • qabsoo karaa lolaa- violent resistance

  • riphee lolaa- guerilla fighting (riphee means hiding)

  • kutannoo/murannoo- with determination

  • kaaba- north

  • kibba- south

  • lixa- west

  • baha- east

  • ammayyaa- modern

  • dagatame- forgotten

  • malatoo raajeffannoo- exclamation mark

  • raajii- surprise /unheard of (in the sense prophecy)

  • haayu- scholar

  • miseensa- member

  • gurumuu- union

  • qorannoo- study/research

  • hundeessaa- to establish/found

  • gaggeessaa- to lead

  • xiinsammuu- psychology

  • xiinxaluu- to think

  • ijaaramu- to build

  • hidhachuu- to arm

  • bulchuu- leader

  • hamaa na gottee- to make someone look bad (hamaa means evil/bad)

  • walaloo- poem

  • filachuu- preference (to elect also)

    • kanan naaf wayaa

  • fayadamuu- to use

  • gaddi- grief

  • garaan naraafame- to feel bad for someone

  • garaan nariifatee- to be sad?

  • si dhukkuba? - yamihal/yamishal

  • xuruurfachuu- to weep

  • boola haa galuu- go to hell

  • du’ii jedhi mee- swear (like swear on your life)

  • sobduu- liar

  • itti nagarsiisaa- to show someone (when you’re mad and trying to stand up to someone??)

  • Jaallachuu – love/like
    • Kolfuu – to laugh
    • Jibbuu – hate/dislike
    • Yaadda’uu – worry
    • Aaruu – upset
    • Gammaduu – be happy
    • Gadduu – sad
    • Boo’uu – to cry
    • Iyyuu – shout/scream
    • Lakki/waawuu – no
    • Tole - ok


    Rifaatuu/tii/ naasuu – shock
    • Yaada – thought
    • Yaaduu – miss someone
    • Ajaa’iba – amazing
    • sodaa – afraid
    • Dhiphachuu/Cinqii – frustrate
    • Diduu – refuse
    • Dhukkubsuu - ache
    • Fedha – desire/want