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Oromo vs Dzongkha


Dzongkha vs Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Bhutan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

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

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

Alphabets
34  
16
95  
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
24  
14
30  
20

Scripts
Latin  
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
Not Available  

Greetings

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  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Laya  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
19
1,100.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Orma  
Lunana  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
37
700.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wata  
Adap  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
33
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
Not Available  

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
36
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  

History

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
91  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

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  

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Oromo and Dzongkha Language History

Comparison of Oromo vs Dzongkha language history gives us differences between origin of Oromo and Dzongkha language. History of Oromo language states that this language originated in 16 whereas history of Dzongkha language states that this language originated in 17th Century. 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 Dzongkha Language History.

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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.

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