Amharic and Oromo
Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Ethiopia, Kenya
National Language
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Somalia
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
Similar To
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Somali Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
amesege'nallo'
Galatoomi
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Good Night
Dehna dur
Nagayattii buli
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
Akkam waarite
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
Attam bulte/bultan
Sorry
aznallehu
naa dhiisi
I Love You
afekirishalehu
Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
yiqirta
Maaloo na dabarsi
Where They Speak
Gondar
Ethiopia, Kenya
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Kenya
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Kenya
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
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Afaan Oromo
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
Afaan Oromoo
French Name
amharique
galla
German Name
Amharisch
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
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Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Cushitic
Branch
Ethiopic
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Early Forms
Ge'ez
No early forms
Standard Forms
Amharic
Afaan Oromo
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
amha1245
nucl1736
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Amharic 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 Amharic and Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Oromo Speaking population
Amharic and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % 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 Amharic and Oromo on Amharic vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Oromo Language Codes
Amharic and Oromo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Oromo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.