The main focus of this study is to document, describe and show thernrelationship between medicinal plants with their vernacular names.rnThis study attempts to display traditional medicinal plants and theirrnlinks with some ethnolinguistic issues by taking the Sidaama zone asrna case study which is located in the South Eastern Ethiopia. Thisrnwork is carried on in the Sidaama Zone Aletawendo, Aletachuko andrnShebedino districts between March 10,2014 to June 12,2014. Therndata were collected from 60 people (40 males and 20 females). Exceptrnsome key informants, other informants were selected randomly. Therndata were gathered through semi structured interviews, focus grouprndiscussion and guided field observation. The ethnomedicinal use of 75rnplants which are used as cure in the study area was documented.rnPlants were collected from both wild and home garden. But most ofrnthe medicinal plants were collected from the wild. Parts of plants likernleaves, stems, barks, and roots were the most frequently used plantsrnfor medicinal purpose. Medical treatments usually can be taken viarndifferent mechanisms. In addition to this, in this study plants' names,rntypes, structures, meanings, and their utilities other than medicinalrnvalues are also discussed. People who live in rural areas and thosernunder privileged urban communities practice traditional medicalrntreatments. In this particular study what the researcher attempted tornshow the linguistic properties of medicinal plants names among thernSidaama community. The inquiry may aid other researchers torniii I P agernunderstand the mutually beneficial nature of the disciplines and thernvalue of preserving the environment. Moreover, researches conductedrnby the triangulation of linguistic / language, culture, medicine andrnenvironmental science may help us in better understanding of therncontemporary global ecological crisis.