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Oromo and Navajo


Navajo and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya   
United States of America   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ethiopia   
United States of America   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
North America   

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.
  
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  

Similar To
Somali Language   
Apache Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34   
16
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
12   
9

How Many Consonants
24   
14
34   
24

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
akkam   
Yá'át'ééh   

Thank You
Galatoomi   
Ahéhee'   

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?   
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?   

Good Night
Nagayattii buli   
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'   

Good Evening
Akkam waarite   
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní   

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan   
Yá'át'ééh   

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan   
Yá'át'ééh abíní   

Please
Maaloo   
T'aa shoodi   

Sorry
naa dhiisi   
Not available   

Bye
Nagayattii!   
Hágoónee’   

I Love You
Sin jaaladha   
Ayóó ánííníshí   

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi   
Shoohá   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana   
Navajo1   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Arizona   

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00   
19
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Orma   
Navajo2   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
New Mexico   

How Many People Speak
66,000.00   
37
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Wata   
Navajo3   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Utah   

How Many People Speak
13,000.00   
33
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
17   
16
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %   
36
Not Available   

Native Speakers
24.00 million   
33
1.70 million   
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo   
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí   

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo   
Navaho   

French Name
galla   
navaho   

German Name
Galla-Sprache   
Navajo-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Oromos   
Navajo people   

History

Origin
16   
1500 CE   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Dené–Yeniseian Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Athapascan   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo   
Navajo   

Language Position
91   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Navajo Sign Language   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
om   
nv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm   
nav   

ISO 639 2/B
orm   
nav   

ISO 639 3
orm   
nav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1736   
nava1243   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic   

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All Oromo and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Oromo and Navajo Speaking population

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

Oromo and Navajo Language Codes

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

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