Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Ethiopia
  
India, Pakistan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Somalia
  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
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.
  
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
Similar To
Somali Language
  
Hindi Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
akkam
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Thank You
Galatoomi
  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Please
Maaloo
  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Sorry
naa dhiisi
  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Bye
Nagayattii!
  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Dialect 1
Borana
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00
  
19
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Orma
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
Kenya
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Wata
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
Kenya
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
154.30 million
  
12
Native Speakers
24.00 million
  
33
100.00 million
  
11
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
54.30 million
  
12
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
French Name
galla
  
pendjabi
  
German Name
Galla-Sprache
  
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Availble
  
Ethnicity
Oromos
  
Punjabis
  
Origin
16
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Cushitic
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
  
Modern Punjabi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
om
  
pa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
orm
  
pan
  
ISO 639 2/B
orm
  
pan
  
ISO 639 3
orm
  
pan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1736
  
panj1256
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Oromo and Punjabi Speaking population
Oromo and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Punjabi on Oromo vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Punjabi Language Codes
Oromo and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.