Abstract:

This article deals with the practice of qumbii nyaachisuu ceremony in the Gujii Gadaa system. The main objective was to investigate the practice of qumbii nyaachisuu and the linkage of the Gadaa system and Qaalluu Institutionin Guji Oromo. Datas were collected  from both primary  and secondary  sources. To attain the study objective, a qualitative method of data analysis was employed because it enables a detailed study of the social phenomenon based on feelings, experiences, motives, and behaviors of targeted groups and the reasons that govern such behaviors of people. This article elucidates that the definition and the concepts of qumbii and its symbol in the Guji Gadaa system. In addition, it addressed the procedure, significance, participants,and ceremony of the practice of qumbii nyaachuin the Gujii Gadaa system.