Oromo

Language name: OromoAfaan Oromo
Language family: Afro-Asiatic, East Cushitic.
Region: Ethiopia. Click here for a map of the area.


Department: Arabic, Persian and Turkish languages and cultures. Section Berber and South Semitic.
URL Department: http://www.tcmo.leidenuniv.nl
Lecturer: H.J. Stroomer


Course description: The course offers an introduction to the structure of a specific Oromo dialect that will be chosen at the beginning of the course. We will read texts that will increase in difficulty as we progress. More information about the language can be found here.
Total duration: 2 semesters.
Course frequency: The course is taught every year (only if 3 or more students register).


Reading Year may vary
Credit (in ECTS): 8,6
Course hours per week: 2
Highest course level: B2


Class types: Tutorial.
Examination types: Written.
previous page top of page