Countries
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
Galicia
Total No. Of Countries
2
13
1
14
National Language
Ethiopia
Galicia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Somalia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
Similar To
Somali Language
Portuguese Language
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
Alphabets
34
16
23
5
Phonology
How Many Vowels
10
7
7
4
How Many Consonants
24
14
19
9
Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
5
4
Not Available
Greetings
Hello
akkam
Ola
Thank You
Galatoomi
Grazas
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Que tal estás?
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
Boas noites
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
Boa tarde
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
Boa tarde
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
Bos días
Please
Maaloo
Por favor
Sorry
naa dhiisi
Síntoo!
Bye
Nagayattii!
Adeus
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
Ámote
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
Perdoe!
Dialects
Dialect 1
Borana
Eastern Galician
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
East Galicia
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00
19
Not Available
Dialect 2
Orma
Central Galician
Where They Speak
Kenya
Central Galicia
How Many People Speak
66,000.00
37
Not Available
Dialect 3
Wata
Western Galician
Where They Speak
Kenya
West Galicia
How Many People Speak
13,000.00
33
Not Available
Total No. Of Dialects
17
16
3
3
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
40
2.40 million
99+
Speaking Population
0.36 %
36
Not Available
Native Speakers
24.00 million
33
2.40 million
99+
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
Galego
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Galego, Gallego
French Name
galla
galicien
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Galicisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Ethnicity
Oromos
Not Available
History
Origin
16
c. 1175
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Galician
Language Position
91
99+
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
om
gl
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
orm
glg
ISO 639 2/B
orm
glg
ISO 639 3
orm
glg
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1736
gali1258
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-ab
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
