Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
India, Manipur
  
National Language
Ethiopia
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Somalia
  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
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.
  
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  
Similar To
Somali Language
  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Bengali
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
akkam
  
Khurumjari
  
Thank You
Galatoomi
  
Yamna nungaijare
  
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
  
Athengba Ahing
  
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
  
Nongale haugatl
  
Please
Maaloo
  
Chanbiduna
  
Sorry
naa dhiisi
  
Saobiganu
  
Bye
Nagayattii!
  
Chatcharage
  
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
  
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
  
Not Available
  
Dialect 1
Borana
  
Loi
  
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
Burma, Laos
  
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00
  
19
Dialect 2
Orma
  
Pangal
  
Where They Speak
Kenya
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Dialect 3
Wata
  
Meithei proper
  
Where They Speak
Kenya
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
  
19
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
1.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
24.00 million
  
33
1.50 million
  
99+
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
  
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
French Name
galla
  
Meithei
  
German Name
Galla-Sprache
  
Meithei
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Oromos
  
Meithei people
  
Origin
16
  
1700
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Cushitic
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
  
Standard Meithei
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
om
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
orm
  
mni
  
ISO 639 2/B
orm
  
mni
  
ISO 639 3
orm
  
mni
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1736
  
mani1292
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
omp
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Oromo and Meithei 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 Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Oromo and Meithei language. Oromo word for "Hello" is akkam or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common Oromo Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Oromo vs Meithei Difficulty
The Oromo vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of Oromo Alphabets and Meithei 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 Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Oromo and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Oromo is Not Available while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.