Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
Philippines
  
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 in
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Borana
  
Balangao
  
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00
  
19
Dialect 2
Orma
  
Bontoc
  
Where They Speak
Kenya
  
Philippines
  
Dialect 3
Wata
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Kenya
  
Not present
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
9.10 million
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.