Igbo and Oromo
Countries
Nigeria
Ethiopia, Kenya
National Language
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Somalia
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
Similar To
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Somali Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Good Night
ka chi fo
Nagayattii buli
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
Akkam waarite
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
Attam bulte/bultan
Bye
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Nagayattii!
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
Maaloo na dabarsi
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Ethiopia, Kenya
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Nigeria
Kenya
Dialect 3
Not present
Wata
Where They Speak
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Kenya
How Many People Speak
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Speaking Population
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Native Name
igbo
Afaan Oromo
Alternative Names
Ibo
Afaan Oromoo
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
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Ethnicity
Igbo people
Oromos
Origin
30th Century BC
16
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Afaan Oromo
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1417
nucl1736
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Igbo 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 Igbo and Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Oromo Speaking population
Igbo and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is Not Available 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 Igbo and Oromo on Igbo vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Oromo Language Codes
Igbo and Oromo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Oromo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.