Afrikaans and Oromo
Countries
South Africa
Ethiopia, Kenya
National Language
South Africa
Ethiopia
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Somalia
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
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Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Somali Language
Derived From
Dutch Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Dankie
Galatoomi
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Good Night
goeie nag
Nagayattii buli
Good Evening
Goeienaand
Akkam waarite
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good Morning
goeie more
Attam bulte/bultan
Bye
Not Available
Nagayattii!
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
Maaloo na dabarsi
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Borana
Where They Speak
Not Available
Ethiopia, Kenya
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Orma
Where They Speak
Not Available
Kenya
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Wata
Where They Speak
Namibia
Kenya
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Afrikaans
Afaan Oromo
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Afaan Oromoo
French Name
afrikaans
galla
German Name
Afrikaans
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
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Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Oromos
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Cushitic
Branch
Western
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Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Afaan Oromo
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
afrs
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Glottocode
afri1274
nucl1736
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
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All Afrikaans and Oromo Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Afrikaans and Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Oromo Speaking population
Afrikaans and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Afrikaans and Oromo on Afrikaans vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Oromo Language Codes
Afrikaans and Oromo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Oromo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
