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Oromo and Bengali


Bengali and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
4  
11

National Language
Ethiopia  
Bangladesh, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Assamese and Oriya  

Derived From
Not Available  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
11  
8

How Many Consonants
24  
14
40  
29

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  

Please
Maaloo  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Chakma  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Bangladesh, Burma, India  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
19
330,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Orma  
Hajong  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
37
71,000.00  
36

Dialect 3
Wata  
Rarhi  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
India  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
33
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
215.00 million  
9

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
36
3.11 %  
8

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
196.00 million  
7

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
19.00 million  
16

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  

French Name
galla  
bengali  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Bengali  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Bengalis (Bengali people)  

History

Origin
16  
1000–1200 CE  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Abahatta, Old Bengali  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Bengali  

Language Position
91  
99+
4  
4

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
bn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
ben  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
ben  

ISO 639 3
orm  
ben  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
beng1280  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-u  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Oromo and Bengali Speaking population

Oromo and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 %. 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 Bengali on Oromo vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Bengali Language Codes

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

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