Research into socio-l inguist ic issues with specific applications to Ethiopian languages in ge neralrnand Omot ic in particu lar has been limited in comparison wi th other aspects of linguistics. Arndecade earl ier the practice of mother tongue education in Ethiopia was in its infancy, it remains arnsensitive issue for many Ethiopians particularly for those in the area of linguistics. The presentrnpaper recogni zes th is gap. The candidate has been considering the issue deeply and tried tornconceive the idea as presented.rnThis study was conducted in Wolaytta Zone, SNNPR, in four sample primary schools amongrneducational staff and governmental offi ces. The ai m is to in vestigate the chall enges of motherrntongue education in Wolaytta and to recommend ideas about how to overcome those difficu lti esrnin order to properly run mother tongue education in primary schools.rnThis research contai ns four sections: I) Introduction, which encompasses problem statement,rnresea rch methodology, signifi cance and scope of the study; 2) Review of Related Literaturern(which reviews the related relevant studies that examines different views on mother tonguerneducation comparatively and contrastively); 3) the Basic Chal lenges of Mother TonguernEducation in Wolaytta Primary Schools in whi ch an attempt was made to reflect the practicalrnfi nd ings based on cases and tangible evidences and 4) Conclusion and Basic Findings has beenrngiven depending on the theoretical methodological bodies of the study with a Critical Opinion ofrnthe Research.rnThe main conclusions of this thesis are that I) using Mother Tongue as a language of learning isrnbenefic ial for the learners towa rds their pedagogical (educational), psychologica l and sociologicalrnimport ance and 2) using mother tongue as a language of lea rning needs to be actively supportedrnby the concerned governmental and non-governmental bodies around educat ion for itsrnsuccess fuln ess.