Oromo and Balochi
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
National Language
Ethiopia
Iran
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Somalia
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
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Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
Similar To
Somali Language
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
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Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Galatoomi
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
chone tao?
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
jawáin shap
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
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Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
jawáin sawáh
Please
Maaloo
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
naa dhiisi
bebaksh / bebagsh
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Borana
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Orma
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Kenya
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Dialect 3
Wata
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Kenya
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
بلوچی
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Baluchi
French Name
galla
baloutchi
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Oromos
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Balochi
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
om
No data available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1736
balo1260
Linguasphere
No data available
58-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Oromo and Balochi 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 Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Balochi Speaking population
Oromo and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 %. 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 Balochi on Oromo vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Balochi Language Codes
Oromo and Balochi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Balochi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.