• Tamiru Anole

ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to assess the ‘Impact of Oromo language standardization on Guji dialect’. To conduct the study, mixed research approach was applied. Depth interview, FGD, document analysis and open-ended and close - ended questionnaires were used as tools for data collection from target population of the study. From sampling techniques, non-probability sampling method was used to select sample of the study. Accordingly, purposive sampling was applied in this research in order to select target population of the study from whole population. The samples of the study were some instructors, high school teachers who teach Oromo language, experts who work in different Oromia offices and few famous people from Guji community. In the study, all participants were selected purposively believing that they are very crucial to give appropriate in formation for this research. Data were analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative methods of data analysis. The close-ended data were analyzed by frequency counting and percentage quantitatively, while qualitative data like interview, FGD, document analysis and Open-ended questionnaire analyzed qualitatively. Although more than three data gathering tools applied, all the data were analyzed thematically at the same time in order to triangulate them. The findings of the study revealed that Oromo language standardization has impact on unselected dialects in general and on Guji dialect in particular. Therefore, it was recommended that due attention should better if given to include some essential words from each dialect of Oromo language

Key words: Guji dialect, Impacts, Oromo language, Standardization

" Impacts of Oromo Language Standardization on Guji Dialect", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.295-320, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812B40.pdf

" Impacts of Oromo Language Standardization on Guji Dialect", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp295-320, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812B40.pdf