Portuguese vs Oromo
Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Ethiopia, Kenya
National Language
Portugal
Ethiopia
Second Language
United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Somalia
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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Interesting Facts
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Somali Language
Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
obrigado
Galatoomi
How Are You?
Como você está?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Good Night
boa noite
Nagayattii buli
Good Evening
boa Noite
Akkam waarite
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good Morning
bom Dia
Attam bulte/bultan
Sorry
pesaroso
naa dhiisi
I Love You
Eu te amo
Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
desculpe me
Maaloo na dabarsi
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Borana
Where They Speak
Brazil
Ethiopia, Kenya
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Orma
Where They Speak
Portugal
Kenya
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Wata
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Kenya
Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Português
Afaan Oromo
Alternative Names
Português
Afaan Oromoo
French Name
portugais
galla
German Name
Portugiesisch
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
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Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Oromos
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Romance
Cushitic
Branch
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Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Afaan Oromo
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
port1283
nucl1736
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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Portuguese and Oromo Language History
Comparison of Portuguese vs Oromo language history gives us differences between origin of Portuguese and Oromo language. History of Portuguese language states that this language originated in 3rd Century 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 Portuguese and Oromo Language History.
Portuguese 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 Portuguese and Oromo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Portuguese and Oromo language. Portuguese word for "Hello" is Olá or Oromo word for "Thank You" is Galatoomi. Find more of such common Portuguese Greetings and Oromo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Portuguese vs Oromo Difficulty
The Portuguese vs Oromo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Portuguese 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 Portuguese and Oromo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Portuguese and Oromo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Portuguese is 24 weeks while to learn Oromo time required is Not Available.
