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Oromo vs Sundanese


Sundanese vs Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
West Java  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
Indonesia  

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.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Madurese and Malay Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
Not Available  

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
24  
14
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin, Sundanese  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Halo  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
Nuhun  

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

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
Wilujeng kulem  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
Wilujeng wengi  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
Wilujeng siang  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
Wilujeng énjing  

Please
Maaloo  
Mangga  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
Hapunten  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
Wilujeng angkat  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
Punten  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Western dialect  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Banten  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
19
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Orma  
Northern dialect  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Bogor  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
37
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Wata  
Priangan dialect  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Bandung  

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
39.00 million  
32

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
36
0.57 %  
27

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
38.00 million  
26

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
Not Available  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Priangan, Sunda  

French Name
galla  
soundanais  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Sundanesisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  

History

Origin
16  
5th century AD  

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  
Sundanese  

Language Position
91  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
su  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
sun  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
sun  

ISO 639 3
orm  
sun  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
sund1251  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Oromo and Sundanese Language History

Comparison of Oromo vs Sundanese language history gives us differences between origin of Oromo and Sundanese language. History of Oromo language states that this language originated in 16 whereas history of Sundanese language states that this language originated in 5th century AD. 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 Sundanese Language History.

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

Oromo vs Sundanese Difficulty

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

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