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Oromo and Shona


Shona and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ethiopia   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

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.
  
  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  

Similar To
Somali Language   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34   
16
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
5   
2

How Many Consonants
24   
14
46   
34

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
4   
3

Greetings

Hello
akkam   
Mhoro   

Thank You
Galatoomi   
Waita zvako   

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

Good Night
Nagayattii buli   
Urare zvakanaka   

Good Evening
Akkam waarite   
Manheru   

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan   
Masikati   

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan   
Mangwanani   

Please
Maaloo   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
naa dhiisi   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
Nagayattii!   
bye   

I Love You
Sin jaaladha   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Zimbabwe   

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

Dialect 2
Orma   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
southern Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
66,000.00   
37
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Wata   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

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
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.36 %   
36
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million   
33
8.30 million   
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo   
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   

French Name
galla   
shona   

German Name
Galla-Sprache   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Oromos   
Not Available   

History

Origin
16   
20th century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo   
Not Available   

Language Position
91   
99+
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
om   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
orm   
sna   

ISO 639 3
orm   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1736   
core1255   

Linguasphere
No data available   
99-AUT-a   

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

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Oromo and Shona Speaking population

Oromo and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. 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 Shona on Oromo vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Shona Language Codes

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

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