Oromo and Kannada
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
India, Karnataka, India
National Language
Ethiopia
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Goa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Somalia
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
Not Available
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
Similar To
Somali Language
Telugu
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Galatoomi
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
Maaloo
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
naa dhiisi
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Bye
Nagayattii!
ಬೈ (Bai)
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Where They Speak
Kenya
kerala
Where They Speak
Kenya
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
galla
kannada
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Kannada
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Oromos
Kannadiga
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Modern Kannada
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1736
nucl1305
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Oromo and Kannada 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 Kannada dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Kannada language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Kannada Dialects are spoken in different Kannada speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Kannada Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Kannada dialects include: Badaga , Urali. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Kannada Speaking population
Oromo and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Oromo vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Kannada Language Codes
Oromo and Kannada language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Kannada Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.