Tsunamis
Tsunami (tsoo-nah-mee) kan jedhamu kunin waves walitti-qabame demmu yoo ta'u, kan jalqabus yeroo qammi bishaani kan akka gallana dafee bakka isaa irra humna guddan yoo chocho'e dha. Tsunamin kan ka'u danda'un sababa kaneenif ta'u danda'a Earthquake, chocho'a humna gudda bishaan irraa yokan bishaan kessa, olii dhibama volcano, toka'a bishaan jalla , milliqu lafa landslides, dhibaa gudda fi yerro yalli nuclear weaponii bishaan irra. Kuni hundinu tsunami fidu danda'u. Midhaan tsunamin fiddu danda'u kan bekkamu hin dandenne hanga nama riffachisu danda'u garagaruma qaba. 
Maqaan tsunami jedhu kuni kan dhufe Afaan Japan irra yoo ta'u, hikkan immo "harbor" dha. Akka afaan Japanitt jechi "tsunami" jedhu kuni akka waan tokkotti (singular) fi akka waan bayyetti (plural)itt fudhatamulle, English kessatti "tsunami" akka waan tokko, "tsunamis" immo akka waan bayye (plural)iit fudhatama. Maqaan kun kan ba'ef namotta qurxummi qabaniin yoo ta'u, akki basuu danda'anif guyya tokko qarqara bishaan isaani dhaqan "harbor"iin isaani tsunamin cacabe ergaa argani bodaa. Isaanis bishaan bana jiru (open water) kessa "wave" ni jirra jedhani hin egne ture. Tsunamin Japanese history kessatti bayye kan jirru yoo ta'u, kan galma'e bekkamu hanga 195 ni ta'a. 
Tsunamin qarqara gallana (offshore) irratti olii dherina wave bishaani (amplitude yokan wave height) diqqa kan qabu yoo ta'u wavelength dherra (Km dhibaan lakka'amani qabu), walumma galatti kanaf tsunamin osso hin bekamin gallana kessani dabru. Tsunamin tidal wave jedhamani bekkamu kunis, yoo lafa dhaqabani waan cimma ta'anii, tide (olka'u fi gaddi bu'u bishaan) gudda qabattu. Kuni immo "tide" bishaan irra kan gargari itti gorun, bishaan irratti "wave" salpha kan bubeen demmu yoo qabattu kun immo waan nami yerro hunda gallana kessatti argu danda'u dha. Haa ta'u malee tsunamiin "tide" (olka'u fi gaddi bu'u bishaan) wajjin wal-fakkena homma waan hin qabnef oceangrapherotni akka maqqa "tidal wave" jedhu akka hin fayyadatamne dhowwu. 