Ethiopian Folktales

Omo Zoneኦሞ ዞን

21 storiesተረቶች

Listen — told in the original voice (an Omo Valley language)
In an Omo Valley language
In an Omo Valley language

Part of Voices of Ethiopia. Language attributions are being confirmed with the collectors.

  1. Lightning and Thunderብልጭታና መብረቅ
  2. Origin of Bena Peopleየቤና ህዝብ አመጣጥ
  3. Origins of Tsemay Tribeየፀማይ ጎሳ አመጣጥ
  4. The Baboon and the Monkeyዝንጀሮና ጦጣዋ
  5. The Bear and the Womanድቡና ሴትየዋ
  6. The Bull’s Calfየበሬው ጥጃ
  7. The Clever Mongooseብልጧ ፍየል
  8. The Crocodile and the Monkey’s Heartአዞውና የጦጣዋ ልብ
  9. The Demon Womanክፉ መንፈስ ያለባት ሴት
  10. The Dog’s Tailየውሻው ጅራት
  11. The Donkey’s Earየአህያዋ ጆሮ
  12. The Foolish Boyሞኙ ልጅ
  13. The Greedy Dogስስታሙ ውሻ
  14. The Hyena and the Lionጅብና አንበሳ
  15. The Hyena’s Crueltyየጅብ ጭካኔ
  16. The Lazy Sonሰነፉ ልጅ
  17. The Leopard’s Childየነብሯ ልጅ
  18. The Lion and the Baboonአንበሳውና ዝንጀሮው
  19. The Monkey and the Leopardጦጣና ነብር
  20. The Tricky Mongooseብልጣ ብልጧ ፍልፈል
  21. The Wizard and the Womanጠንቋይዋ እና አንዲት ሴት