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   Wadaja Ritual: Portrait of a Wallo Cultural Coping Mechanism

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Assefa Balcha --- Independent scholar, Ethiopia

   This article looks at the extent of the Oromo influence on the indigenous cosmology and healing practices of the pre-Oromo inhabitants of Wallo. In particular, Oromo influence is illustrated by the wadaja, a widely-practiced ceremony of communal prayer which we...

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   The perfective aspect in Afaan Oromoo

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Eba Teresa Garoma --- Jimma University, Ethiopia Baye Yimam --- Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

   The perfective aspect in linguistic terms signifies the completion of an action or event, presenting it as a single, undivided unit without delving into its internal components, contrasting with the imperfective aspect that focuses on actions/events with internal structure. This...

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