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Oromo and Uyghur


Uyghur and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
China  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
China  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
  • Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Uzbek Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Gokturk Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
9  
6

How Many Consonants
24  
14
27  
17

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Ässalamu läykum.  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
rakhmat  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
Not Available  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!  

Please
Maaloo  
birdam  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
kachurung  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
Khayr khosh  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
sizni yahshi kOrman  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
Kachurung  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Turpan  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
China  

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

Dialect 2
Orma  
Hotan  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
China  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
37
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Wata  
Lop Nur  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
China  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
33
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
7  
7

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
10.40 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
36
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
8.20 million  
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga  

French Name
galla  
ouïgour  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Uigurisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Uyghur  

History

Origin
16  
11  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Uyghur  

Language Position
91  
99+
98  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
ug  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
uig  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
uig  

ISO 639 3
orm  
uig  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
uigh1240  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Oromo and Uyghur Speaking population

Oromo and Uyghur speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Uyghur languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Uyghur Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Uyghur language is 0.12 %. 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 Uyghur on Oromo vs Uyghur where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Uyghur Language Codes

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

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