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Bengali and Oromo


Oromo and Bengali


Countries

Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
2   
13

National Language
Bangladesh, India   
Ethiopia   

Second Language
India   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Somalia   

Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Assamese and Oriya   
Somali Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
51   
30
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
10   
7

How Many Consonants
40   
29
24   
14

Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)   
akkam   

Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)   
Galatoomi   

How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)   
Attam jirta/jirtu?   

Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)   
Nagayattii buli   

Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)   
Akkam waarite   

Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)   
Attam oolte / ooltan   

Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)   
Attam bulte/bultan   

Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)   
Maaloo   

Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)   
naa dhiisi   

Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)   
Nagayattii!   

I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)   
Sin jaaladha   

Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)   
Maaloo na dabarsi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Chakma   
Borana   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

How Many People Speak
330,000.00   
36
4,000,000.00   
19

Dialect 2
Hajong   
Orma   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
71,000.00   
36
66,000.00   
37

Dialect 3
Rarhi   
Wata   

Where They Speak
India   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
13,000.00   
33

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
17   
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
215.00 million   
9
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
3.11 %   
8
0.36 %   
36

Native Speakers
196.00 million   
7
24.00 million   
33

Second Language Speakers
19.00 million   
16
Not Available   

Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)   
Afaan Oromo   

Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa   
Afaan Oromoo   

French Name
bengali   
galla   

German Name
Bengali   
Galla-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)   
Oromos   

History

Origin
1000–1200 CE   
16   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Cushitic   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Bengali   
Afaan Oromo   

Language Position
4   
4
91   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
bn   
om   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ben   
orm   

ISO 639 2/B
ben   
orm   

ISO 639 3
ben   
orm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
beng1280   
nucl1736   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-u   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Bengali 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 Bengali and Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Bengali and Oromo Speaking population

Bengali and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % 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 Bengali and Oromo on Bengali vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bengali and Oromo Language Codes

Bengali and Oromo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Oromo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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