Field and river

20th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies (ICES20)
Mekelle University, Ethiopia

"Regional and Global Ethiopia - Interconnections and Identities"
1-5 October, 2018

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A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF IMAGE OF ABAY IN OROMOO TEXTS [Abstract ID: 1211-12]

TILAHUN Telila, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

The objective of this article is to shed light on some Oromo texts which touch upon Abay river from different perspectives.

For this purpose folklore data collected in 2009 and 2010 Ec. from field, and in inter- textual manner a Novel entitled Gurracha Abbaya mainly analyzed to meet the set objective. At the end of analysis it is expected to be knowledge gap so far exist in relation to Oromoo and Abay would be vividly seen.