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Filipino vs Oromo


Oromo vs Filipino


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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Tagalog Language   
Somali Language   

Derived From
Spanish Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28   
10
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
10   
7

How Many Consonants
23   
13
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta   
akkam   

Thank You
Salamat   
Galatoomi   

How Are You?
Kumusta   
Attam jirta/jirtu?   

Good Night
magandang gabi   
Nagayattii buli   

Good Evening
Magandang gabi   
Akkam waarite   

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon   
Attam oolte / ooltan   

Good Morning
Magandang umaga   
Attam bulte/bultan   

Please
Mangyaring   
Maaloo   

Sorry
pinagsisisihan   
naa dhiisi   

Bye
Paalam   
Nagayattii!   

I Love You
Mahal kita   
Sin jaaladha   

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako   
Maaloo na dabarsi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol   
Borana   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

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

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon   
Orma   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00   
11
66,000.00   
37

Dialect 3
Waray   
Wata   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00   
13
13,000.00   
33

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
17   
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million   
17
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.36 %   
36

Native Speakers
45.00 million   
23
24.00 million   
33

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million   
13
Not Available   

Native Name
filipino   
Afaan Oromo   

Alternative Names
Pilipino   
Afaan Oromoo   

French Name
filipino; pilipino   
galla   

German Name
Pilipino   
Galla-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
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
Filipino   
Afaan Oromo   

Language Position
Not Available   
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
fil   
orm   

ISO 639 2/B
fil   
orm   

ISO 639 3
fil   
orm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
fili1244   
nucl1736   

Linguasphere
No Data Available   
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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Filipino and Oromo Language History

Comparison of Filipino vs Oromo language history gives us differences between origin of Filipino and Oromo language. History of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century 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 Filipino and Oromo Language History.

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Filipino 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 Filipino and Oromo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and Oromo language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or Oromo word for "Thank You" is Galatoomi. Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and Oromo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Filipino vs Oromo Difficulty

The Filipino vs Oromo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Filipino 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 Filipino and Oromo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Filipino and Oromo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Filipino is 44 weeks while to learn Oromo time required is Not Available.

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