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Oromo vs Ilocano


Ilocano 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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Somalia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Commission on the Filipino Language   

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Somali Language   
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34   
16
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
6   
3

How Many Consonants
24   
14
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Ilokano Braille, Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
4   
3

Greetings

Hello
akkam   
Kablaaw   

Thank You
Galatoomi   
Agyamanak   

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?   
Kumusta?   

Good Night
Nagayattii buli   
Naimbag a rabii   

Good Evening
Akkam waarite   
Naimbag a sardam   

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan   
Naimbag a malem   

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan   
Naimbag a bigat   

Please
Maaloo   
Not available   

Sorry
naa dhiisi   
Agpakawanak   

Bye
Nagayattii!   
Pakada   

I Love You
Sin jaaladha   
Ayayatenka   

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi   
Maawan-dayawen   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana   
Balangao   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00   
19
21,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Orma   
Bontoc   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
66,000.00   
37
41,000.00   
39

Dialect 3
Wata   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Not present   

How Many People Speak
13,000.00   
33
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
17   
16
2   
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %   
36
0.14 %   
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million   
33
9.10 million   
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo   
ilokano   

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo   
Ilokano, Iloko   

French Name
galla   
ilocano   

German Name
Galla-Sprache   
Ilokano-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Oromos   
Ilocano people   

History

Origin
16   
18th 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   
Modern Ilocano   

Language Position
91   
99+
94   
99+

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   
ilo   

ISO 639 2/B
orm   
ilo   

ISO 639 3
orm   
ilo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1736   
ilok1237   

Linguasphere
No data available   
31-CBA-a   

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 Ilocano Language History

Comparison of Oromo vs Ilocano language history gives us differences between origin of Oromo and Ilocano language. History of Oromo language states that this language originated in 16 whereas history of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th 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 Ilocano Language History.

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

Oromo vs Ilocano Difficulty

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

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