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Oromo vs Madurese


Madurese vs Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
5  
10

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

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

Alphabets
34  
16
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
6  
3

How Many Consonants
24  
14
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

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  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Kangean  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
19
110,000.00  
40

Dialect 2
Orma  
Bawean  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
37
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Wata  
Bangkalan  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
33
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
36
0.23 %  
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  

History

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  

Language Position
91  
99+
69  
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  
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  

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Oromo and Madurese Language History

Comparison of Oromo vs Madurese language history gives us differences between origin of Oromo and Madurese language. History of Oromo language states that this language originated in 16 whereas history of Madurese language states that this language originated in Not Available. 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 Madurese Language History.

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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.

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