Unit 11: The Six Adjectival Gender Groups

Unit 11: Adjectival Classes

Oromo adjectives are categorized into six distinct groups based on their suffix transformations.

The Morphological Classification

1. -aa / -oo: Guddaa (m) / Guddoo (f) (Big).
2. -aa / -tuu: Laafaa (m) / Laaftuu (f) (Soft).
3. -aawaa / -oowtuu: Beela'aawaa (Hungry) / Beela'oowtuu.
4. -acca / -eettii: Dullacca (Old) / Dulleettii.
5. -eessa / -eettii: Hiyyeessa (Poor) / Hiyyeettii.
6. Neutral: Adii (White), Bilisa (Free). No change.