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Oromo and Ilocano


Ilocano 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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Somalia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Commission on the Filipino Language   

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Somali Language   
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34   
16
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
6   
3

How Many Consonants
24   
14
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Ilokano Braille, Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
4   
3

Greetings

Hello
akkam   
Kablaaw   

Thank You
Galatoomi   
Agyamanak   

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?   
Kumusta?   

Good Night
Nagayattii buli   
Naimbag a rabii   

Good Evening
Akkam waarite   
Naimbag a sardam   

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan   
Naimbag a malem   

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan   
Naimbag a bigat   

Please
Maaloo   
Not available   

Sorry
naa dhiisi   
Agpakawanak   

Bye
Nagayattii!   
Pakada   

I Love You
Sin jaaladha   
Ayayatenka   

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi   
Maawan-dayawen   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana   
Balangao   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00   
19
21,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Orma   
Bontoc   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
66,000.00   
37
41,000.00   
39

Dialect 3
Wata   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Not present   

How Many People Speak
13,000.00   
33
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
17   
16
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
9.10 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.36 %   
36
0.14 %   
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million   
33
9.10 million   
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo   
ilokano   

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo   
Ilokano, Iloko   

French Name
galla   
ilocano   

German Name
Galla-Sprache   
Ilokano-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Oromos   
Ilocano people   

History

Origin
16   
18th 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   
Modern Ilocano   

Language Position
91   
99+
94   
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   
ilo   

ISO 639 2/B
orm   
ilo   

ISO 639 3
orm   
ilo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1736   
ilok1237   

Linguasphere
No data available   
31-CBA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Oromo and Ilocano Speaking population

Oromo and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Oromo vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Ilocano Language Codes

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

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