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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   

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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.

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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.

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