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Oromo and Latvian


Latvian and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya   
European Union, Latvia   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Ethiopia   
Latvia   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Somalia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Latvian State Language Center   

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  

Similar To
Somali Language   
Lithuanian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34   
16
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
9   
6

How Many Consonants
24   
14
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
akkam   
Sveiki   

Thank You
Galatoomi   
Paldies   

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?   
Kā jums klājas?   

Good Night
Nagayattii buli   
Ar labunakti   

Good Evening
Akkam waarite   
Labvakar   

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan   
Labdien   

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan   
Labrīt   

Please
Maaloo   
lūdzu   

Sorry
naa dhiisi   
Piedodiet!   

Bye
Nagayattii!   
Uz redzēšanos   

I Love You
Sin jaaladha   
Es tevi mīlu   

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi   
Piedodiet!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana   
Livonian   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Latvia   

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

Dialect 2
Orma   
Middle Latvian   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Latvia   

How Many People Speak
66,000.00   
37
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Wata   
High Latvian   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
France, Latvia   

How Many People Speak
13,000.00   
33
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
17   
16
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %   
36
Not Available   

Native Speakers
24.00 million   
33
1.75 million   
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo   
latviešu valoda   

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo   
Lettish   

French Name
galla   
letton   

German Name
Galla-Sprache   
Lettisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Oromos   
Latvians or Letts   

History

Origin
16   
1530   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Baltic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo   
Latvian   

Language Position
91   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Latvian Sign Language   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
om   
lv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm   
lav   

ISO 639 2/B
orm   
lav   

ISO 639 3
orm   
lav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1736   
latv1249   

Linguasphere
No data available   
54-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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

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Oromo and Latvian Speaking population

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

Oromo and Latvian Language Codes

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