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Oromo and Oromo


Oromo and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Ethiopia   
Ethiopia   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Somalia   
Somalia   

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.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Somali Language   
Somali Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34   
16
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
10   
7

How Many Consonants
24   
14
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4

Greetings

Hello
akkam   
akkam   

Thank You
Galatoomi   
Galatoomi   

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

Good Night
Nagayattii buli   
Nagayattii buli   

Good Evening
Akkam waarite   
Akkam waarite   

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan   
Attam oolte / ooltan   

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan   
Attam bulte/bultan   

Please
Maaloo   
Maaloo   

Sorry
naa dhiisi   
naa dhiisi   

Bye
Nagayattii!   
Nagayattii!   

I Love You
Sin jaaladha   
Sin jaaladha   

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi   
Maaloo na dabarsi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana   
Borana   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00   
19
4,000,000.00   
19

Dialect 2
Orma   
Orma   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Kenya   

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

Dialect 3
Wata   
Wata   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
13,000.00   
33
13,000.00   
33

Total No. Of Dialects
17   
16
17   
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.36 %   
36
0.36 %   
36

Native Speakers
24.00 million   
33
24.00 million   
33

Native Name
Afaan Oromo   
Afaan Oromo   

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo   
Afaan Oromoo   

French Name
galla   
galla   

German Name
Galla-Sprache   
Galla-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Oromos   
Oromos   

History

Origin
16   
16   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Cushitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo   
Afaan Oromo   

Language Position
91   
99+
91   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
om   
om   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm   
orm   

ISO 639 2/B
orm   
orm   

ISO 639 3
orm   
orm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1736   
nucl1736   

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   
Not Available   

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

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Oromo and Oromo Speaking population

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

Oromo and Oromo Language Codes

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

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