Swahili and Oromo
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Ethiopia, Kenya
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Somali Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Asante
Galatoomi
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Nagayattii buli
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
Akkam waarite
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Attam bulte/bultan
I Love You
nakupenda
Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
Samahani
Maaloo na dabarsi
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Borana
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Ethiopia, Kenya
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Kenya
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Kenya
How Many People Speak
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Speaking Population
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Native Name
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Afaan Oromo
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Afaan Oromoo
French Name
swahili
galla
German Name
Swahili
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Oromos
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Cushitic
Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Afaan Oromo
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
swah1254
nucl1736
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Swahili 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 Swahili and Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Oromo Speaking population
Swahili and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available 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 Swahili and Oromo on Swahili vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Oromo Language Codes
Swahili and Oromo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Oromo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.