I call my mama every morning, but my friends keep saying አትልመጂ, if you lose her one day በጣም ትጎጂያለሽ. But should we intentionally talk to our loved ones less to avoid future pain, or talk to them more while we still have them so we won’t have regrets later?🤔

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Feature: #Kenya’s Orma community seeks #Afaan_Oromo in schools after 500 years of preserving its identity, 2,000 Km from #Oromia Addis Abeba - The #Orma_Oromo community, which settled more than 2,000 kilometers from Oromia in Kenya’s #Tana_River County, near the #Indian Ocean coast, says it has preserved its language, culture and customs for more than 500 years, passing them down through generations. Orma descendants say more than 540 years have passed since their ancestors left Oromia. Despite the distance and the various pressures they have faced, they say they continue to protect their language and identity. They told Addis Standard that they are still calling for Afaan Oromo to be included in Kenya’s education system. Usman Gutu, a resident of the Maro area and senior secretary of the Orma Council of Elders, told Addis Standard: “Although we have lived in Kenya for centuries, far from Oromia, our linguistic ties and Oromo identity have not been completely severed. Read the full story here: addisstandard.com/?p=60286