A recurring motif is that education is a form of "property" or "wealth" ( qabeenyaq a b e e n y a ) that cannot be stolen (
Barumsi ifa, dukkana kan saaquBeekumsa dhalootaaf, madda hin dhumne dhaaquHiyyummaa buqqisee, jireenya kan hiikuAddunyaa jijjiiree, egeree kan ijaaru. Walaloo Afaan Oromoo Waa 39-ee Barumsaa