A dictionary of some English words used in the local dialects of English in this section Culture Culture, traditions, and practices
Abbaa bokkuu :-The spokesman or spokesperson of the Gada or the leader of the Gada
Abba Duula:- Military commander, a position taken only if an external threat
Abba Gada :-A leader during the Oromo Gada for a period of only eight years
Judge:-Retired Chief Justice holding the Chief Justice
position until death. After retirement, he will serve as Chief Justice
from the office of the Gada. He is regarded as a senior judicial professional in
The Borana Oromo System. It is also memorizing the laws of Gada.
Adula(s) Elected to the supreme council(s) or leader(s) serving in the supreme Gada to a position of eight years or per Gada term Arboora Supreme council(s) . Baallii A special stick, which represents a key moment and the mystery of power during the ritual ceremony of the transfer of power between the outgoing Gada and the incoming Gada leader (Abba Gada).
The end of a Gada period is marked by the exchange of symbols of power (baallii).
The Oromo Gadaa is a traditional system of government based on the basis of power and the change of leadership between five political lines every eight years. The Gada system can also be referred to as a set of tables for political, administrative, and power periods up to the highest level only for eight years. Gadaa Arboora The term or name was given to the first and highest institution of the three pillars of the Gadaa (Three Gadaa Assemblies) The Three of the Gadaa (the three pillars of the Gadaa) in the Oromo-Boorana Gadaa system which work together as one body. Gadaamoojjii Men in the last part of the Gada cycle (72-80 years) or retired social class reached the last part of the entire Gada cycle.
Gadammojji means a region of Oromia that is very old in other regions. Garba Term or name was given to one of the three sub-branches of the institutional pillars of Borana Gada. Twelve slaves are selected and highly experienced people from four different dryers Dryer Name of the Borana political line. Five political lines are known as the five dryers in the Borana political system but the dryness of all five is based on a single and common view.
The system crisscrosses the two Borana divisions and seventeen tribes irrespective of geographical and tribal boundaries. There are an unlimited number of priests in Gooroo Borana Place and institution means the three Pillars of Borana Gad means the institution or Assembly of the Three Gadas (Arbora Gada, Medhichaa and Garba Institutions), the Five Branches of Borana Spiritual Institutions (Laduu Qalluu Shaneenii) and the Gada spokesperson (Abbaa Bokkuu). ) together with the permanent Gada site in Areero district (Dirree) in southern Oromia where the permanent headquarters of the Gada institutions and local Gada leaders are known as Gooroo Borana (a fully integrated Gada institution).
Gayo Assembly Gumi means people, gayo means place, and then Gayo Assembly means the meeting of the people’s assembly held at Gayo’s place. The Gumii Gaayoo is the highest assembly and decision-making body of the Borana Gadaa system in the year of the general assembly every eight years during a peaceful transfer of Gadaa power through participatory and representative democracy in southern Oromia, Ethiopia. Guula A person who decides to leave his or her political line or group and join another political line of his or her own choice.
Scholar Retired Gada officials or former Gada leaders or judicial elder(s) who have rich experience in judicial knowledge. A tribal scholar A tribal leader. The clan scholar is the leader of his clan, and he stands as the representative of his clan during important meetings such as during the general assembly (Gumii Gaayyoo) of Hawaxaa The administrative term for each sub-branch of the Gada. Hawaxaan is a sub-branch of all three Gada institutions that holds the second position in each of the three pillars of Borana Gada.
Just as the members of each atmosphere vary by every member of the organization, so the members of the coitus vary in number. Jaallaba Personal advisor to the scholar. Jaallabaan is usually appointed individually by the scholar based on friendship, skill, and service Elders Any high or respected persons in the community Koontomaa The word or collective name of the sub-branch of the three pillars of Gada.
As a collective name, the terms cone and hawk can be used in each of the three branches of the institutions Laduu Handmade Rev. The name of a political membership that dries up or leaves the political network or a class of political membership. There are many types of priests in both the same gogeessa or in different political lines Medhicha is The permanent name of the Three Gada Councils (the three pillars of Gada) of the Borana Gada institutions. One of the medhichas is a small branch of the three pillars of the Oromo-Borana institution led by 18 Gada people. Peace Peace, security, tranquility, and love The Sikamo tree represents multiple symbols and meanings.
It also stands to imitate history,. mythology, tradition, peace, environment and natural values Qaalluu Hereditary religious, ritual, or spiritual leader(s) either as a clan or as an individual who may be inherited by the clan kinship system. Qallitti Wife of the spiritual leader (Qalluu) Raba Dori(s) To qualified persons or prospective candidate(s) to be admitted first for council responsibility. God it's great.
Truth, justice, righteousness, and truthfulness are considered equal to God Conflict Any conflict, dispute, disagreement, or psychological disturbance Assembly A group of senior leadership in a politically, socially, economically, and ideologically unified form of order has to move with or align in one direction Yuba Class of the church semi-retired or between the ages of 48 - 72 years Defense Army, war, violence, fighting or any physical violence Worshiper Believer(s) or person(s) through tradition Woe to the peak of the first spiritual leader
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