Kurdish and Oromo
Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
Ethiopia, Kenya
National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Ethiopia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Middle East
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Somalia
Regulated By
Not Available
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Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
Similar To
Farsi Language
Somali Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Sipas
Galatoomi
How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Good Night
Şev xweş
Nagayattii buli
Good Evening
Evare baş
Akkam waarite
Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good Morning
Bayanit bash
Attam bulte/bultan
Bye
Be xêr çî
Nagayattii!
I Love You
Ez te hez dikem
Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
Bê zehmet
Maaloo na dabarsi
Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish
Borana
Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Ethiopia, Kenya
Dialect 2
Central Kurdish
Orma
Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Kenya
Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish
Wata
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq
Kenya
Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Afaan Oromo
Alternative Names
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Afaan Oromoo
German Name
Kurdisch
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Origin
16th century CE
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Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Cushitic
Branch
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Early Forms
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No early forms
Standard Forms
Kurdish
Afaan Oromo
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
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Scope
Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
kurd1259
nucl1736
Linguasphere
58-AAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Kurdish 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 Kurdish and Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kurdish and Oromo Speaking population
Kurdish and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % 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 Kurdish and Oromo on Kurdish vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kurdish and Oromo Language Codes
Kurdish and Oromo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kurdish and Oromo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.