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Oromo vs Oromo


Oromo vs Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Ethiopia   
Ethiopia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Somalia   
Somalia   

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.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Somali Language   
Somali Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34   
16
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
10   
7

How Many Consonants
24   
14
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4

Greetings

Hello
akkam   
akkam   

Thank You
Galatoomi   
Galatoomi   

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?   
Attam jirta/jirtu?   

Good Night
Nagayattii buli   
Nagayattii buli   

Good Evening
Akkam waarite   
Akkam waarite   

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan   
Attam oolte / ooltan   

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan   
Attam bulte/bultan   

Please
Maaloo   
Maaloo   

Sorry
naa dhiisi   
naa dhiisi   

Bye
Nagayattii!   
Nagayattii!   

I Love You
Sin jaaladha   
Sin jaaladha   

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi   
Maaloo na dabarsi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana   
Borana   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

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

Dialect 2
Orma   
Orma   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Kenya   

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

Dialect 3
Wata   
Wata   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
13,000.00   
33
13,000.00   
33

Total No. Of Dialects
17   
16
17   
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.36 %   
36
0.36 %   
36

Native Speakers
24.00 million   
33
24.00 million   
33

Native Name
Afaan Oromo   
Afaan Oromo   

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo   
Afaan Oromoo   

French Name
galla   
galla   

German Name
Galla-Sprache   
Galla-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Oromos   
Oromos   

History

Origin
16   
16   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Cushitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo   
Afaan Oromo   

Language Position
91   
99+
91   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
om   
om   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm   
orm   

ISO 639 2/B
orm   
orm   

ISO 639 3
orm   
orm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1736   
nucl1736   

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 Oromo Language History

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

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

Oromo vs Oromo Difficulty

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

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