Oromo and Igbo
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
Nigeria
National Language
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Somalia
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
Not Available
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
Somali Language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
ka chi fo
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
ụtụtụ ọma
Bye
Nagayattii!
Not Available
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
ngọpụ
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Kenya
Nigeria
Dialect 3
Wata
Not present
Where They Speak
Kenya
Not Available
How Many People Speak
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Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
igbo
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Ibo
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Oromos
Igbo people
Origin
16
30th Century BC
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1736
nucl1417
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Oromo and Igbo 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 Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Igbo Speaking population
Oromo and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo on Oromo vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Igbo Language Codes
Oromo and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.