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
Not Available
  
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
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
akkam
  
ete-sen
  
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
  
Please
Maaloo
  
wae
  
Sorry
naa dhiisi
  
Kafra
  
Bye
Nagayattii!
  
bye
  
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
  
Me doכ wo
  
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
  
mepa wo kyɛw
  
Dialect 1
Borana
  
Asante
  
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
Ghana
  
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00
  
19
9,000,000.00
  
13
Dialect 2
Orma
  
Akuapem
  
Where They Speak
Kenya
  
Ghana
  
How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 3
Wata
  
Fante
  
Where They Speak
Kenya
  
Ghana
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
11.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
24.00 million
  
33
11.00 million
  
99+
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
  
Akan
  
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
  
Not Available
  
French Name
galla
  
akan
  
German Name
Galla-Sprache
  
Akan-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Oromos
  
Akan people
  
Origin
16
  
15
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Cushitic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
  
Akan
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
om
  
ak
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
orm
  
aka
  
ISO 639 2/B
orm
  
aka
  
ISO 639 3
orm
  
aka
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1736
  
akan1251
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
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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.