Oromo and Malayalam
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
National Language
Ethiopia
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Somalia
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Regulated By
Not Available
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
Similar To
Somali Language
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Galatoomi
നന്ദി (nandi)
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
Please
Maaloo
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
Sorry
naa dhiisi
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
Bye
Nagayattii!
വിട (viṭa)
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
Dialect 1
Borana
Judeo-Malayalam
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Israel, kerala
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Kenya
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Wata
Pandy Malayalam
Where They Speak
Kenya
France, kerala
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
French Name
galla
malayalam
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Malayalam
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Oromos
Malayali
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early form
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Malayalam
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1736
mala1464
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Oromo and Malayalam 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 Malayalam dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Malayalam language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Malayalam Dialects are spoken in different Malayalam speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Malayalam Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam , Mappila. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Malayalam Speaking population
Oromo and Malayalam speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Malayalam languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Malayalam Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 %. 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 Malayalam on Oromo vs Malayalam where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Malayalam Language Codes
Oromo and Malayalam language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Malayalam Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.