Oromo and Afrikaans
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
South Africa
National Language
Ethiopia
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Somalia
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Not Available
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Somali Language
Dutch Language
Derived From
Not Available
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Galatoomi
Dankie
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
goeie nag
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
Goeie middag
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
goeie more
Bye
Nagayattii!
Not Available
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Borana
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Orma
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Kenya
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Wata
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Kenya
Namibia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Cape Dutch
French Name
galla
afrikaans
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Oromos
Afrikaners
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Germanic
Branch
Not Available
Western
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Standard Afrikaans
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
afrs
Glottocode
nucl1736
afri1274
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic
All Oromo and Afrikaans 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 Oromo and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Afrikaans Speaking population
Oromo and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available. 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 Oromo and Afrikaans on Oromo vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Afrikaans Language Codes
Oromo and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.