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🍲 food👨‍👩‍👧 family📦 nouns🫀 body🔢 numbers👋 greetings⏰ time📝 pronouns

OromoEnglishCategory

Aannani

/aan-na-ni/

Milk

food

Abbaa

/ab-baa/

Abbaan koo barsiisaa dha

Father

My father is a teacher

family

Aduu

/a-duu/

Sun

nouns

Afaan

/a-faan/

Mouth / Language

body

Afur

/a-fur/

Four

numbers

Akaakayyuu

/a-kaa-kay-yuu/

Grandfather

family

Akkam bultee?

/ak-kam bul-tee/

Good morning (how did you wake up? - to female)

greetings

Akkam?

/ak-kam/

Akkam bulte?

How are you?

How did you wake up? (morning greeting)

greetings

Amma

/am-ma/

Now

time

Ani

/a-ni/

I / Me

pronouns

Ati

/a-ti/

You (singular)

pronouns

Awwoo

/aw-woo/

Grandmother

family

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