Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
National Language
Ethiopia
  
Indonesia, Island of Madura
  
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
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
Similar To
Somali Language
  
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
akkam
  
Halo
  
Thank You
Galatoomi
  
matur nuwun
  
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
  
piye kabare?
  
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
  
wengi sing apik
  
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
  
Sugeng sọnten
  
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
  
Sugeng siang
  
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
  
Sugeng énjing
  
Please
Maaloo
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
naa dhiisi
  
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
Bye
Nagayattii!
  
Not Available
  
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
  
Kula tresna panjengan
  
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
  
Nuwun séwu
  
Dialect 1
Borana
  
Kangean
  
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00
  
19
Dialect 2
Orma
  
Bawean
  
Where They Speak
Kenya
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Wata
  
Bangkalan
  
Where They Speak
Kenya
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
15.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
24.00 million
  
33
15.00 million
  
40
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
  
Madurese
  
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
French Name
galla
  
madourais
  
German Name
Galla-Sprache
  
Maduresisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Oromos
  
Madurese
  
Origin
16
  
Not Available
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Cushitic
  
Indonesian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
  
Madurese
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
om
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
orm
  
mad
  
ISO 639 2/B
orm
  
mad
  
ISO 639 3
orm
  
mad
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1736
  
madu1247
  
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
  
Oromo and Madurese 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 Madurese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Oromo and Madurese language. Oromo word for "Hello" is akkam or Madurese word for "Thank You" is matur nuwun. Find more of such common Oromo Greetings and Madurese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Oromo vs Madurese Difficulty
The Oromo vs Madurese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Oromo Alphabets and Madurese 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 Madurese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Oromo and Madurese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Oromo is Not Available while to learn Madurese time required is 44 weeks.