Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
Bhutan
  
National Language
Ethiopia
  
Bhutan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Somalia
  
India
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Dzongkha Development Commission
  
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
Similar To
Somali Language
  
Sikkimese Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Tibetan Language
  
Alphabets in
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Hello
akkam
  
Kuzoozangpo La
  
Thank You
Galatoomi
  
Kaadinchhey La
  
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
  
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
  
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
  
lek shom ay zim
  
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
  
Not Available
  
Please
Maaloo
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
naa dhiisi
  
Tsip maza
  
Bye
Nagayattii!
  
Log Jay Gay
  
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
  
Nga cheu lu ga
  
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
  
Tsip maza
  
Dialect 1
Borana
  
Laya
  
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
Bhutan
  
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00
  
19
Dialect 2
Orma
  
Lunana
  
Where They Speak
Kenya
  
Bhutan
  
Dialect 3
Wata
  
Adap
  
Where They Speak
Kenya
  
Bhutan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
0.64 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
24.00 million
  
33
0.17 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
0.47 million
  
37
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
  
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
  
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
  
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
  
French Name
galla
  
dzongkha
  
German Name
Galla-Sprache
  
Dzongkha
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Oromos
  
Ngalop people
  
Origin
16
  
17th Century
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Cushitic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
  
Dzongkha
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
om
  
dz
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
orm
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 2/B
orm
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 3
orm
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1736
  
nucl1307
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Oromo and Dzongkha 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 Dzongkha greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Oromo and Dzongkha language. Oromo word for "Hello" is akkam or Dzongkha word for "Thank You" is Kaadinchhey La. Find more of such common Oromo Greetings and Dzongkha Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Oromo vs Dzongkha Difficulty
The Oromo vs Dzongkha difficulty level basically depends on the number of Oromo Alphabets and Dzongkha 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 Dzongkha are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Oromo and Dzongkha, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Oromo is Not Available while to learn Dzongkha time required is Not Available.