Oromo and Akan
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Ethiopia
Ghana
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Somalia
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
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Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
- Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
Similar To
Somali Language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Galatoomi
meda ase
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
maadwo
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
maadwo
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
maaha
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
maakye
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
mepa wo kyɛw
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Ghana
Where They Speak
Kenya
Ghana
Where They Speak
Kenya
Ghana
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
Akan
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
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German Name
Galla-Sprache
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Oromos
Akan people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Akan
Signed Forms
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Scope
Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1736
akan1251
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Oromo and Akan 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 Akan dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Akan Speaking population
Oromo and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 %. 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 Akan on Oromo vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Akan Language Codes
Oromo and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.