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Oromo and Marathi


Marathi and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
4   
11

National Language
Ethiopia   
India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Somalia   
Israel, Mauritius   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Somali Language   
Konkani Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   

Alphabets
34   
16
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
16   
13

How Many Consonants
24   
14
36   
26

Scripts
Latin   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
akkam   
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   

Thank You
Galatoomi   
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?   
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   

Good Night
Nagayattii buli   
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   

Good Evening
Akkam waarite   
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan   
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan   
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   

Please
Maaloo   
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   

Sorry
naa dhiisi   
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   

Bye
Nagayattii!   
बाय (Bāya)   

I Love You
Sin jaaladha   
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi   
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana   
Maharashtrian Konkani   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Kokan   

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00   
19
2,400,000.00   
23

Dialect 2
Orma   
Varhadi   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Vidarbha   

How Many People Speak
66,000.00   
37
7,000,000.00   
12

Dialect 3
Wata   
Khandeshi   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Khandesh   

How Many People Speak
13,000.00   
33
1,900,000.00   
15

Total No. Of Dialects
17   
16
42   
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
71.00 million   
25

Speaking Population
0.36 %   
36
1.10 %   
18

Native Speakers
24.00 million   
33
68.00 million   
16

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
3.00 million   
32

Native Name
Afaan Oromo   
मराठी (marāṭhī)   

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo   
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   

French Name
galla   
marathe   

German Name
Galla-Sprache   
Marathi   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   

Ethnicity
Oromos   
Marathi people   

History

Origin
16   
10th century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Maharashtri Prakrit   

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo   
Marathi   

Language Position
91   
99+
17   
15

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
om   
mr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm   
mar   

ISO 639 2/B
orm   
mar   

ISO 639 3
orm   
mar   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1736   
mara1378   

Linguasphere
No data available   
omr   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Oromo and Marathi Speaking population

Oromo and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Oromo vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Marathi Language Codes

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

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