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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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