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Oromo and Meithei


Meithei and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

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.
  
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
6  
3

How Many Consonants
24  
14
15  
5

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
Not Available  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
Maaloo  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
Saobiganu  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
Not Available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
19
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Orma  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
37
273,000.00  
32

Dialect 3
Wata  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
33
1,250,000.00  
19

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
36
Not Available  

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
galla  
Meithei  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
16  
1700  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
91  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
mni  

ISO 639 3
orm  
mni  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
No data available  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Oromo and Meithei Speaking population

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

Oromo and Meithei Language Codes

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

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