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Oromo and Malagasy


Malagasy and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Not Available  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
24  
14
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Salama!  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
Misaotra  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
Manao ahoana!  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
Alina tsara  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
Maraina tsara  

Please
Maaloo  
azafady  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
Veloma!  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Merina  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
19
5,000,000.00  
17

Dialect 2
Orma  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Sakalava  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
37
1,200,000.00  
24

Dialect 3
Wata  
Not Available  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
33
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
Not Available  

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
36
0.28 %  
40

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
18.00 million  
38

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
Fiteny Malagasy  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Malagasy Sign Language  

French Name
galla  
malgache  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Malagassi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
16  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Austronesian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indonesian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
91  
99+
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
orm  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Verb-Object-Subject  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Oromo and Malagasy Speaking population

Oromo and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Oromo vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Malagasy Language Codes

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

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