Oromo and Amharic
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Somalia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
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
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Dehina newot?
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
Dehna dur
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
i'ndemin adäru
Sorry
naa dhiisi
aznallehu
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
yiqirta
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Gondar
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Kenya
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Kenya
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Afaan Oromo
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Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
galla
amharique
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Amharisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[amarɨɲɲa]
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Semitic
Branch
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Ethiopic
Early Forms
No early forms
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Amharic
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Amharic
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1736
amha1245
Linguasphere
No data available
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Oromo and Amharic 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 Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Amharic Speaking population
Oromo and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Amharic on Oromo vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Amharic Language Codes
Oromo and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.