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Oromo and Korean


Korean and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
5  
10

National Language
Ethiopia  
North Korea, South Korea  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America  

Regulated By
Not Available  
The National Institute of the Korean Language  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
  • Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Chinese and Japanese languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
40  
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
21  
18

How Many Consonants
24  
14
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Hangul  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
88 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)  

Please
Maaloo  
하십시오 (hasibsio)  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
안녕 (annyeong)  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Jeju  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
19
10,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Orma  
Gyeongsang  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
37
10,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Wata  
Hamgyŏng  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
China, North Korea  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
33
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
77.00 million  
22

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
36
1.14 %  
16

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
77.00 million  
12

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
한국어 (조선말)  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  

French Name
galla  
coréen  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Koreanisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Koreans  

History

Origin
16  
Before 1st century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Koreanic Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard  

Language Position
91  
99+
12  
11

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Korean Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
ko  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
kor  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
kor  

ISO 639 3
orm  
Kor  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
kore1280  

Linguasphere
No data available  
45-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Agglutinative  

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

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Oromo and Korean Speaking population

Oromo and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 %. 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 Korean on Oromo vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Korean Language Codes

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

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