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Oromo vs Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Ethiopia  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Somalia  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Somali Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
23  
13
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
akkam  

Thank You
Gràcies  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
Sisplau  
Maaloo  

Sorry
Perdó!  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
Adéu  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
T'estimo  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Borana  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
35
4,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Orma  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
19
66,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Wata  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
13,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
17  
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.36 %  
36

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
24.00 million  
33

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
28
Not Available  

Native Name
català  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
galla  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Oromos  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
16  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Cushitic  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
Not Available  
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
orm  

ISO 639 3
cat  
orm  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
stan1289  
nucl1736  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Catalan and Oromo Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Oromo language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Oromo language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Oromo language states that this language originated in 16. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Catalan and Oromo Language History.

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Catalan and Oromo Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Catalan and Oromo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Oromo language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Oromo word for "Thank You" is Galatoomi. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Oromo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Catalan vs Oromo Difficulty

The Catalan vs Oromo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Oromo Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Catalan and Oromo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Oromo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Oromo time required is Not Available.

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