Oromo and Cantonese
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
Ethiopia
China, Guangdong
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Somalia
Hawaii
Regulated By
Not Available
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
- Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
Similar To
Somali Language
Chinese Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
Cantonese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Time Taken to Learn
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How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
你好吗？
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
晚安
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
晚上好
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
下午好
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
早上好
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
我爱你
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
原谅我
Dialect 1
Borana
Guangzhou
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
outside mainland China
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Kenya
Hong Kong
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Kenya
Hong Kong
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
Kwang Tung Wa
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Guangfu, Metropolitan Cantonese
French Name
galla
Not Available
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Not Available
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Oromos
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Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Standard Cantonese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Macrolanguage
Not Available
ISO 639 1
om
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
orm
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ISO 639 2/B
orm
Not Available
ISO 639 3
orm
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
nucl1736
cant1236
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Oromo and Cantonese 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 Cantonese dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Cantonese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Cantonese Dialects are spoken in different Cantonese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Cantonese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Cantonese dialects include: Guangzhou , Xiguan. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Cantonese Speaking population
Oromo and Cantonese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Cantonese languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Cantonese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cantonese language is 16.00 %. 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 Cantonese on Oromo vs Cantonese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Cantonese Language Codes
Oromo and Cantonese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Cantonese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.