Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
Burkina Faso
  
National Language
Ethiopia
  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
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.
  
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
Similar To
Somali Language
  
Dagbani Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
akkam
  
Kia ora
  
Thank You
Galatoomi
  
Laafi bala
  
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
  
Laafi beme ?
  
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
  
Ne y yungo
  
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
  
ne y zabre
  
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
  
Kia ora
  
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
  
Ne y yibeogo
  
Please
Maaloo
  
gafare
  
Sorry
naa dhiisi
  
gafare
  
Bye
Nagayattii!
  
Wend na kon-d nindaare
  
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
  
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
  
Y gafare
  
Dialect 1
Borana
  
Ouapadoupou
  
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Orma
  
Saremde
  
Where They Speak
Kenya
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Wata
  
Taolende
  
Where They Speak
Kenya
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
24.00 million
  
33
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
  
Mosse
  
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
  
Not Available
  
French Name
galla
  
moré
  
German Name
Galla-Sprache
  
Mossi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Oromos
  
Mossi
  
Origin
16
  
Not available
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Cushitic
  
Western Sudanic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Gur (Voltaic)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
  
Mossi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
om
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
orm
  
mos
  
ISO 639 2/B
orm
  
mos
  
ISO 639 3
orm
  
mos
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1736
  
moss1236
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
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All Oromo and Mossi 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 Mossi dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Mossi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Mossi Dialects are spoken in different Mossi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Mossi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou , Saremde. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Mossi Speaking population
Oromo and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 %. 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 Mossi on Oromo vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Mossi Language Codes
Oromo and Mossi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Mossi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.