Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
Philippines
  
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 in
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
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
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Wata
  
North Kana
  
Where They Speak
Kenya
  
northern part of Leyte
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.
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.