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Oromo vs French


French vs Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
32  
3

National Language
Ethiopia  
France  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Africa, Canada  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
6  
3

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
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
bonjour  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
Merci  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
Bonjour  

Please
Maaloo  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
désolé  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
au revoir  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
19
6,200,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Orma  
African French  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
37
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Wata  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
33
1,800,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
36
1.12 %  
17

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
français  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Français  

French Name
galla  
français  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Not Available  

History

Origin
16  
9th Century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Standard French  

Language Position
91  
99+
13  
12

Signed Forms
Not Available  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
fre  

ISO 639 3
orm  
fra  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
fras  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Oromo and French Language History

Comparison of Oromo vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Oromo and French language. History of Oromo language states that this language originated in 16 whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th 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 French Language History.

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

Oromo vs French Difficulty

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

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