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Malagasy vs Oromo


Oromo vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Ethiopia  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Somalia  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  
  • 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
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
21  
3
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
20  
10
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
akkam  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
azafady  
Maaloo  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
Veloma!  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Borana  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
17
4,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Orma  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
24
66,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Not Available  
Wata  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
13,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
17  
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available  
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
40
0.36 %  
36

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
24.00 million  
33

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
malgache  
galla  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Oromos  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
16  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Cushitic  

Branch
Indonesian  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
84  
99+
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
orm  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
orm  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mala1537  
nucl1736  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Malagasy and Oromo Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Oromo language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Oromo language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Oromo language states that this language originated in 16. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Malagasy and Oromo Language History.

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Malagasy 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 Malagasy and Oromo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malagasy and Oromo language. Malagasy word for "Hello" is Salama! or Oromo word for "Thank You" is Galatoomi. Find more of such common Malagasy Greetings and Oromo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Malagasy vs Oromo Difficulty

The Malagasy vs Oromo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy 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 Malagasy and Oromo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Oromo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is Not Available while to learn Oromo time required is Not Available.

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