Oromo and Swahili
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Ethiopia
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Somali Language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Galatoomi
Asante
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Habari gani?
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
Habari za asubuhi
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
nakupenda
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
Samahani
Dialect 1
Borana
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Zanzibar island
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Kenya
Dar es Salaam
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Kenya
Kilwa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
Not Available
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
galla
swahili
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Swahili
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Oromos
Swahili people or Waswahili
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Swahili
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1736
swah1254
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Oromo and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Swahili Speaking population
Oromo and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available. 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 Swahili on Oromo vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Swahili Language Codes
Oromo and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.