http://www.jimmatimes.com/index.cfm Jimma Times Oromo Studies en-us Copyright 2011 Jimma Times Sat, 05 Mar 2011 12:47:37 EST <p><em>Orma</em> is a close relative of the name <em>Oromo</em> and an important ethnological term in its own right. However, like so many others of the kind, it has been a subject of some misconception. There are two misconceptions in the case of <em>orma</em>. One of them is the view according to which <em>orma</em> is a reference to non-Borana Oromo. This view belongs to Professor Asmerom Legesse, Anthropologist and noted Oromo studies scholar, who put it forward in his book entitled <em>Oromo Democracy </em>(2000). The truth is that <em>orma</em> applies to the Borana as well as to any other group within the Oromo population of Ethiopia (and Kenya).</p> http://www.jimmatimes.com/article/Blogs/Oromo_Studies/Orma_Does_Not_Mean_NonBorana/32406 OES Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:56:00 GMT http://www.jimmatimes.com/article.cfm?articleID=32406 http://www.jimmatimes.com/article/Blogs/Oromo_Studies/Oromo_Ethiopia_Studies_OES_blog/32404 OES Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:50:00 GMT http://www.jimmatimes.com/article.cfm?articleID=32404