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Oromo and Punjabi


Punjabi and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

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

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

Alphabets
34   
16
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
9   
6

How Many Consonants
24   
14
41   
30

Scripts
Latin   
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

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)   

Dialects

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
66,000.00   
37
20,000,000.00   
5

Dialect 3
Wata   
Doabi   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Pakistan, Punjab, India   

How Many People Speak
13,000.00   
33
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
17   
16
30   
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
154.30 million   
12

Speaking Population
0.36 %   
36
1.44 %   
11

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   

History

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
91   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Not Available   

Code

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   

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

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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.

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