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Oromo vs Danish


Danish vs Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
5  
10

National Language
Ethiopia  
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe, North America, South America  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Norwegian and Swedish  

Derived From
Not Available  
Old Norse Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
20  
17

How Many Consonants
24  
14
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Hallo  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
Mange tak  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
Hvordan har du det?  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
God nat  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
God aften  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
God eftermiddag  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
God morgen  

Please
Maaloo  
Please  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
Undskyld!  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
Farvel  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Jeg elsker dig  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
Undskyld mig  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Scanian  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Sweden  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
19
80,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Orma  
Jutlandic  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Denmark  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
37
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Wata  
Bornholmsk  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Island of Bornholm  

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
5.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
36
Not Available  

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
5.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
dansk  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Dansk, Rigsdansk  

French Name
galla  
danois  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Dänisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Danish people or Danes  

History

Origin
16  
c. 1100 AD  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Rigsdansk  

Language Position
91  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Danish  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
da  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
dan  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
dan  

ISO 639 3
orm  
dan  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
dani1284  

Linguasphere
No data available  
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional  

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Oromo and Danish Language History

Comparison of Oromo vs Danish language history gives us differences between origin of Oromo and Danish language. History of Oromo language states that this language originated in 16 whereas history of Danish language states that this language originated in c. 1100 AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Oromo and Danish Language History.

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Oromo and Danish 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 Danish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Oromo and Danish language. Oromo word for "Hello" is akkam or Danish word for "Thank You" is Mange tak. Find more of such common Oromo Greetings and Danish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Oromo vs Danish Difficulty

The Oromo vs Danish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Oromo Alphabets and Danish 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 Danish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Oromo and Danish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Oromo is Not Available while to learn Danish time required is 24 weeks.

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