Home
Languagevs


Oromo and Irish


Irish and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
European Union, Ireland  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Ethiopia  
Ireland  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Ireland  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Somalia  
United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Foras na Gaeilge  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Not Available  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
18  
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
24  
14
13  
3

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
36 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Dia dhuit  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
Go raibh maith agat  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
Conas atá tú ?  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
Oíche mhaith  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
Dia dhuit ar maidin  

Please
Maaloo  
le do thoil  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
Tá brón orm  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
Slán  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Is breá liom thú  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
Gabh mo leithscéal  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Connacht Irish  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Connacht  

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

Dialect 2
Orma  
Munster Irish  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Munster  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
37
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Wata  
Ulster Irish  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Ulster  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
33
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
36
Not Available  

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
0.14 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
1.65 million  
35

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  

French Name
galla  
irlandais moyen  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Mittelirisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Irish people  

History

Origin
16  
c. 750  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Celtic  

Branch
Not Available  
Goidelic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  

Language Position
91  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Irish Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
ga  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
gle  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
gle  

ISO 639 3
orm  
gle  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
iris1253  

Linguasphere
No data available  
50-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional  

Summary >>
<< Code

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

Compare Most Difficult Languages

Oromo and Irish Speaking population

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

Oromo and Irish Language Codes

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

Most Difficult Languages

Most Difficult Languages

» More Most Difficult Languages

Compare Most Difficult Languages

» More Compare Most Difficult Languages