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Oromo and Hausa


Hausa and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
Gambia, Nigeria  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Nigeria  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Not Available  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
12  
9

How Many Consonants
24  
14
32  
22

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
sannu  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
gode ku  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
yaya dai  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
mai kyau dare  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
barka da yamma  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
barka da rana  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
mai kyau safe  

Please
Maaloo  
Don Allah  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
yi hakuri  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
sai anjima  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Ina son ku  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
gafara dai  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Gaananci  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Ghana  

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

Dialect 2
Orma  
Kurhwayanci  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
37
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Wata  
Daragaram  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
33
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
50.00 million  
28

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
36
0.52 %  
28

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
35.00 million  
27

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
15.00 million  
18

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  

French Name
galla  
haoussa  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Haussa-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Hausa–Fulani people  

History

Origin
16  
14  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Chadic  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Hausa  

Language Position
91  
99+
34  
27

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
ha  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
hau  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
hau  

ISO 639 3
orm  
hau  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
haus1257  

Linguasphere
No data available  
19-HAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional  

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

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Oromo and Hausa Speaking population

Oromo and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. 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 Hausa on Oromo vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Hausa Language Codes

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

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