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Igbo and Oromo


Oromo and Igbo


Countries

Countries
Nigeria  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

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
Not Available  
Somali Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
10  
7

How Many Consonants
28  
18
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks  
12
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
kedụ  
akkam  

Thank You
dalụ  
Galatoomi  

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  

Please
Biko  
Maaloo  

Sorry
Ndo  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
Not Available  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
ngọpụ  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Enuani  
Borana  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

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

Dialect 2
Ngwa  
Orma  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
22
66,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Not present  
Wata  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
13,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
17  
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.36 %  
36

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
24.00 million  
33

Native Name
igbo  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Ibo  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
igbo  
galla  

German Name
Ibo-Sprache  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Igbo people  
Oromos  

History

Origin
30th Century BC  
16  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Kwa  
Cushitic  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Igbo  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
57  
99+
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ig  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ibo  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
ibo  
orm  

ISO 639 3
ibo  
orm  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1417  
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
Agglutinative  
Not Available  

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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.

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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.

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