Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Ethiopia
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Somalia
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Somali Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
akkam
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
Galatoomi
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Attam jirta/jirtu?
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Nagayattii buli
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Akkam waarite
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Attam oolte / ooltan
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Attam bulte/bultan
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Maaloo
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
naa dhiisi
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
Nagayattii!
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Sin jaaladha
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Maaloo na dabarsi
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Borana
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00
  
19
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Orma
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Kenya
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Wata
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Kenya
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
25.00 million
  
40
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
24.00 million
  
33
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
Not Available
  
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Afaan Oromo
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Afaan Oromoo
  
French Name
kannada
  
galla
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Galla-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Oromos
  
Origin
c. 450
  
16
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Cushitic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Afaan Oromo
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
om
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
orm
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
orm
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
orm
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
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
  
Kannada 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 Kannada and Oromo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kannada and Oromo language. Kannada word for "Hello" is ಹಲೋ (Halō) or Oromo word for "Thank You" is Galatoomi. Find more of such common Kannada Greetings and Oromo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kannada vs Oromo Difficulty
The Kannada vs Oromo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada 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 Kannada and Oromo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and Oromo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn Oromo time required is Not Available.