Oromo and Xhosa
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
South Africa
National Language
Ethiopia
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Somalia
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Somali Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Galatoomi
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Unjani
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
Molo
Sorry
naa dhiisi
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Nagayattii!
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Kenya
South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Kenya
South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Afaan Oromo
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Oromos
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
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Signed Xhosa
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1736
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Oromo and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Xhosa Speaking population
Oromo and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Oromo vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Xhosa Language Codes
Oromo and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.