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Cebuano and Oromo


Oromo and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Philippines   
Ethiopia   

Second Language
Philippines   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Somalia   

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Hiligaynon Language   
Somali Language   

Derived From
Island of Cebu   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
10   
7

How Many Consonants
16   
6
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks   
1
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Hoy   
akkam   

Thank You
Salamat   
Galatoomi   

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?   
Attam jirta/jirtu?   

Good Night
Maayong Gabii   
Nagayattii buli   

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii   
Akkam waarite   

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon   
Attam oolte / ooltan   

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag   
Attam bulte/bultan   

Please
Palihug   
Maaloo   

Sorry
Ikasubo ko   
naa dhiisi   

Bye
Babay   
Nagayattii!   

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw   
Sin jaaladha   

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi   
Maaloo na dabarsi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano   
Borana   

Where They Speak
Bohol   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
4,000,000.00   
19

Dialect 2
Southern Kana   
Orma   

Where They Speak
southern Leyte   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
66,000.00   
37

Dialect 3
North Kana   
Wata   

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
13,000.00   
33

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
17   
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.32 %   
38
0.36 %   
36

Native Speakers
21.00 million   
36
24.00 million   
33

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million   
19
Not Available   

Native Name
Visayan   
Afaan Oromo   

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   
Afaan Oromoo   

French Name
cebuano   
galla   

German Name
Cebuano   
Galla-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Cebuano people   
Oromos   

History

Origin
16th century   
16   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Cushitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano   
Afaan Oromo   

Language Position
62   
99+
91   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
om   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb   
orm   

ISO 639 2/B
ceb   
orm   

ISO 639 3
ceb   
orm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
cebu1242   
nucl1736   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Cebuano and Oromo Speaking population

Cebuano and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % 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 Cebuano and Oromo on Cebuano vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and Oromo Language Codes

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

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