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Konkani and Oromo


Oromo and Konkani


Countries

Countries
India   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
India   
Ethiopia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Somalia   

Regulated By
Govenment of Goa   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Marathi   
Somali Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52   
31
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
10   
7

How Many Consonants
36   
26
24   
14

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Namaskar   
akkam   

Thank You
Dev Borem Korum   
Galatoomi   

How Are You?
kaso assa?   
Attam jirta/jirtu?   

Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn   
Nagayattii buli   

Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn   
Akkam waarite   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Attam oolte / ooltan   

Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn   
Attam bulte/bultan   

Please
Chike   
Maaloo   

Sorry
Maf kor   
naa dhiisi   

Bye
Adeus   
Nagayattii!   

I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.   
Sin jaaladha   

Excuse Me
upkar korxi   
Maaloo na dabarsi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Antruz   
Borana   

Where They Speak
Goa   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

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

Dialect 2
Not present   
Orma   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
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
1   
1
17   
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.40 million   
99+
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.36 %   
36

Native Speakers
7.40 million   
99+
24.00 million   
33

Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī   
Afaan Oromo   

Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese   
Afaan Oromoo   

French Name
konkani   
galla   

German Name
Konkani   
Galla-Sprache   

Pronunciation
kõkɳi   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Konkanis   
Oromos   

History

Origin
1209 A.D.   
16   

Language Family
Indo-European 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
Kokani   
Afaan Oromo   

Language Position
Not Available   
91   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
om   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kok   
orm   

ISO 639 2/B
kok   
orm   

ISO 639 3
kok   
orm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
goan1235   
nucl1736   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Konkani 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 Konkani and Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Konkani and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Konkani are spoken in different Konkani Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Konkani vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Konkani dialects include: Antruz Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Konkani and Oromo Speaking population

Konkani and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % 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 Konkani and Oromo on Konkani vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Konkani and Oromo Language Codes

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