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Oromo and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
0  
15

National Language
Ethiopia  
India  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Not Available  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
11  
8

How Many Consonants
24  
14
34  
24

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
Maaloo  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
19
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Orma  
Fiji Hindi  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
37
380,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
Wata  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
India  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
33
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
36
0.43 %  
31

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
40.00 million  
24

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
galla  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Not Available  

History

Origin
16  
19th Century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
91  
99+
37  
29

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
bho  

ISO 639 3
orm  
bho  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-sa  

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

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Oromo and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Oromo and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Bhojpuri on Oromo vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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