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Oromo and Basque


Basque and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Ethiopia   
France, Spain   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Somalia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  

Similar To
Somali Language   
Spanish   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Basque-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
34   
16
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
5   
2

How Many Consonants
24   
14
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
akkam   
Kaixo   

Thank You
Galatoomi   
Eskerrik asko   

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?   
Zer moduz?   

Good Night
Nagayattii buli   
Gabon   

Good Evening
Akkam waarite   
Arratsalde on   

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan   
Arratsalde on   

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan   
Egun on   

Please
Maaloo   
Mesedez   

Sorry
naa dhiisi   
Barkatu   

Bye
Nagayattii!   
Agur   

I Love You
Sin jaaladha   
Maite zaitut   

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi   
Barkatu   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana   
Navarro-Lapurdian   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya   
France   

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00   
19
68,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Orma   
Souletin   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
France, Soule, Spain   

How Many People Speak
66,000.00   
37
8,700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Wata   
Biscayan   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
13,000.00   
33
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
17   
16
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
7.20 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.36 %   
36
Not Available   

Native Speakers
24.00 million   
33
7.20 million   
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo   
Not available   

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo   
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense   

French Name
galla   
basque   

German Name
Galla-Sprache   
Baskisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Oromos   
Basque people   

History

Origin
16   
c. 1000   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Vasconic Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian   

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo   
Basque   

Language Position
91   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
om   
eu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm   
eus   

ISO 639 2/B
orm   
baq   

ISO 639 3
orm   
eus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1736   
basq1248   

Linguasphere
No data available   
40-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

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All Oromo and Basque 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 Basque dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Basque language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Basque Dialects are spoken in different Basque speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Basque Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian , Souletin. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Oromo and Basque Speaking population

Oromo and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque 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 Basque on Oromo vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Basque Language Codes

Oromo and Basque language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Basque Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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