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Oromo and Catalan


Catalan and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
6  
9

National Language
Ethiopia  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
34  
16
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
24  
14
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Hola  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
Bon dia  

Please
Maaloo  
Sisplau  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
Perdó!  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
Adéu  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
19
440,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Orma  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
37
2,400,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Wata  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
33
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
36
Not Available  

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
5.10 million  
28

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
català  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
galla  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Katalanisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
16  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
91  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
cat  

ISO 639 3
orm  
cat  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Oromo and Catalan Speaking population

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

Oromo and Catalan Language Codes

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

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