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Oromo and Cebuano


Cebuano and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
24  
14
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Hoy  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
Maaloo  
Palihug  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
Babay  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Boholano  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Bohol  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
19
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Orma  
Southern Kana  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
southern Leyte  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
37
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Wata  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
northern part of Leyte  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
33
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
Not Available  

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
36
0.32 %  
38

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
14.50 million  
19

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
Visayan  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  

French Name
galla  
cebuano  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
16  
16th century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
91  
99+
62  
99+

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  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
orm  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Oromo and Cebuano Speaking population

Oromo and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Oromo vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Cebuano Language Codes

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

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