Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
Ethiopia
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Somalia
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
Similar To
Somali Language
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
akkam
  
Hola
  
Thank You
Galatoomi
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
  
Bon dia
  
Please
Maaloo
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
naa dhiisi
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
Nagayattii!
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Borana
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00
  
19
Dialect 2
Orma
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
Kenya
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Wata
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
Kenya
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
24.00 million
  
33
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
galla
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Galla-Sprache
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Oromos
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
16
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Cushitic
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
om
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
orm
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
orm
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
orm
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1736
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Oromo and Catalan Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Oromo and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Oromo and Catalan language. Oromo word for "Hello" is akkam or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Oromo Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Oromo vs Catalan Difficulty
The Oromo vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Oromo Alphabets and Catalan Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Oromo and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Oromo and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Oromo is Not Available while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.