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Oromo and Portuguese


Portuguese and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
10   
6

National Language
Ethiopia   
Portugal   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
United States of America   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America   

Minority Language
Somalia   
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras   

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  

Similar To
Somali Language   
Spanish and Galician Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34   
16
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
9   
6

How Many Consonants
24   
14
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
akkam   
Olá   

Thank You
Galatoomi   
obrigado   

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?   
Como você está?   

Good Night
Nagayattii buli   
boa noite   

Good Evening
Akkam waarite   
boa Noite   

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan   
boa Tarde   

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan   
bom Dia   

Please
Maaloo   
Por Favor   

Sorry
naa dhiisi   
pesaroso   

Bye
Nagayattii!   
tchau   

I Love You
Sin jaaladha   
Eu te amo   

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi   
desculpe me   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana   
Brazilian Portuguese   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Brazil   

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00   
19
204,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 2
Orma   
European Portuguese   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Portugal   

How Many People Speak
66,000.00   
37
10,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 3
Wata   
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Daman and Diu   

How Many People Speak
13,000.00   
33
4,000.00   
36

Total No. Of Dialects
17   
16
26   
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
231.00 million   
7

Speaking Population
0.36 %   
36
3.27 %   
7

Native Speakers
24.00 million   
33
216.00 million   
5

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
Afaan Oromo   
Português   

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo   
Português   

French Name
galla   
portugais   

German Name
Galla-Sprache   
Portugiesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]   

Ethnicity
Oromos   
Portuguese people or portugueses   

History

Origin
16   
3rd Century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo   
Portuguese   

Language Position
91   
99+
6   
6

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Portuguese   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
om   
pt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm   
por   

ISO 639 2/B
orm   
por   

ISO 639 3
orm   
por   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1736   
port1283   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Oromo and Portuguese Speaking population

Oromo and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Oromo vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Portuguese Language Codes

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

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