Journal of
Languages and Culture

  • Abbreviation: J. Lang. Cult.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6540
  • DOI: 10.5897/JLC
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 132

Full Length Research Paper

An analysis of linguistic landscape of selected towns in Oromia: An ethnolinguistic vitality study

Alemayehu Fekede*
  • Alemayehu Fekede*
  • Jimma University College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Afan Oromo and Literature, Ethiopia.
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Takele Gemechu
  • Takele Gemechu
  • Jimma University College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Afan Oromo and Literature, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 10 June 2015
  •  Accepted: 23 August 2015
  •  Published: 31 January 2016

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