Walaloo Afaan Oromoo Waa 39-ee Barumsaa May 2026

Verses 6 through 39 would continue this rhythm, covering science ( Saayinsii ), history ( Seenaa ), geography ( Lama Dachee ), and civic duty ( Toleettii ). The Role of Afaan Oromo as the Medium of Instruction A critical debate within Walaloo Waa’ee Barumsaa is the language of education itself. Many modern poems are protests against the historical marginalization of Afaan Oromo in schools. A powerful line from a famous living poet, commonly shared in the Oromo diaspora, states:

Kitaabni qalamaa, hadaawwan samii gad buusan. (The written book is rain falling from heaven.) Walaloo Afaan Oromoo Waa 39-ee Barumsaa

"Afaan keetiin hin baranne, sammuun kee morma hin cee’u." (If you do not learn in your own tongue, your intellect will not cooperate.) Verses 6 through 39 would continue this rhythm,

Qubee Afaan Oromoo dubbisi; aadaan hin du’u. (Read the Oromo alphabet; the culture will not die.) A powerful line from a famous living poet,

Ilma kee sooreessuu barbaadde? Barumsa kenni. (You want to enrich your son? Give him education.)

Galma dukkanaa keessa, barumsaan bariisa. (In the house of darkness, education is the dawn.)