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Shona and Oromo


Oromo and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
Ethiopia   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Somalia   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Somali Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
10   
7

How Many Consonants
46   
34
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
5   
4

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
akkam   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
Galatoomi   

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

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
Nagayattii buli   

Good Evening
Manheru   
Akkam waarite   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
Attam oolte / ooltan   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
Attam bulte/bultan   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
Maaloo   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
naa dhiisi   

Bye
bye   
Nagayattii!   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
Sin jaaladha   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
Maaloo na dabarsi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Borana   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

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

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Orma   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
66,000.00   
37

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Wata   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
13,000.00   
33

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
17   
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.36 %   
36

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
24.00 million   
33

Native Name
Not Available   
Afaan Oromo   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Afaan Oromoo   

French Name
shona   
galla   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Galla-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Oromos   

History

Origin
20th century   
16   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Cushitic   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Afaan Oromo   

Language Position
107   
99+
91   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
om   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
orm   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
orm   

ISO 639 3
sna   
orm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
nucl1736   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
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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All Shona and Oromo Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Shona and Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Shona and Oromo Speaking population

Shona and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Shona and Oromo on Shona vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Shona and Oromo Language Codes

Shona and Oromo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Oromo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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