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Oromo vs Filipino


Filipino vs Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ethiopia   
Philippines   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Philippines   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Somalia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Somali Language   
Tagalog Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Spanish Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34   
16
28   
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
5   
2

How Many Consonants
24   
14
23   
13

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
akkam   
Kumusta   

Thank You
Galatoomi   
Salamat   

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?   
Kumusta   

Good Night
Nagayattii buli   
magandang gabi   

Good Evening
Akkam waarite   
Magandang gabi   

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan   
Magandang hapon   

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan   
Magandang umaga   

Please
Maaloo   
Mangyaring   

Sorry
naa dhiisi   
pinagsisisihan   

Bye
Nagayattii!   
Paalam   

I Love You
Sin jaaladha   
Mahal kita   

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi   
patawarin ninyo ako   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana   
Bikol   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00   
19
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Orma   
Hiligaynon   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
66,000.00   
37
8,200,000.00   
11

Dialect 3
Wata   
Waray   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
13,000.00   
33
2,600,000.00   
13

Total No. Of Dialects
17   
16
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
90.00 million   
17

Speaking Population
0.36 %   
36
Not Available   

Native Speakers
24.00 million   
33
45.00 million   
23

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
45.00 million   
13

Native Name
Afaan Oromo   
filipino   

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo   
Pilipino   

French Name
galla   
filipino; pilipino   

German Name
Galla-Sprache   
Pilipino   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   

Ethnicity
Oromos   
Not Available   

History

Origin
16   
16th Century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo   
Filipino   

Language Position
91   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
om   
No Data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm   
fil   

ISO 639 2/B
orm   
fil   

ISO 639 3
orm   
fil   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1736   
fili1244   

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 Filipino Language History

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

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

Oromo vs Filipino Difficulty

The Oromo vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Oromo Alphabets and Filipino 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 Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Oromo and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Oromo is Not Available while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.

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