Onesimos Nesib was a native Oromo scholar who converted to Lutheran Christianity and translated the Christian Bible into Oromo. His parents named him Hika as a baby, meaning "Translator"; he took the name "Onesimus", after the Biblical character, upon converting to Christianity.
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About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1856 to 1931 · aged 75
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9 languages
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