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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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