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She was assigned to compile an Oromo dictionary, which was first used in polishing a translation of the New Testament published in 1893. Aster also translated a book of Bible stories and recorded five hundred traditional Oromo riddles , fables, proverbs , and songs, many of which were published in a volume for beginning readers (1894).
Onesimos Nesib (Oromo: Onesimoos Nasiib; Amharic: ኦነሲሞስ ነሲብ; c 1856 – 21 June 1931) was a native Oromo scholar who converted to Lutheran Christianity and translated the Christian Bible into Oromo.
Missionaries expansion was successful in the south region of Ethiopia, especially Afan Oromo speakers. In Welega , the Swedish missionaries trained Ethiopian Protestants to spread beliefs and translate Holy Bible to vernacular language (Afan Oromo) by renown translator Onesimos Nesib , popularly known as Abbaa Gammachiis, to spread medical ...
Pauline Fatme (about 1831 – 11 September 1855), born Ganomeh or Ganamee, was an East African-born Protestant missionary who lived in Württemberg and died in Switzerland. Early life in Africa [ edit ]
Both Orthodox and Protestant Christianity have large representations in southern and western Ethiopia. A small ancient group of Jews , the Beta Israel , live in northwestern Ethiopia, though most emigrated to Israel in the last decades of the 20th century as part of the rescue missions undertaken by the Israeli government, Operation Moses and ...
This list of Protestant authors presents a group of authors who have expressed membership in a Protestant denominational church or adherence to spiritual beliefs which are in alignment with Protestantism as a religion, culture, or identity. The list does not include authors who, while considered or thought to be Protestant in faith, have rarely ...
This category of Classical composers of church music contains those individuals who write/wrote music in the traditional forms, also known as classical music ...
The Oromo people (pron. / ˈ ɒr əm oʊ / ORR-əm-oh [11] Oromo: Oromoo) are a Cushitic ethnic group native to the Oromia region of Ethiopia and parts of Northern Kenya. [12] They speak the Oromo language (also called Afaan Oromoo), which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family. [12] They are one of the largest ethnic ...