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Thai and Oromo


Oromo and Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Thailand   
Ethiopia   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   
Somalia   

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Lao Language   
Somali Language   

Derived From
Khmer Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32   
21
10   
7

How Many Consonants
44   
33
24   
14

Scripts
Thai   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
akkam   

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   
Galatoomi   

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   
Attam jirta/jirtu?   

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   
Nagayattii buli   

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
Akkam waarite   

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   
Attam oolte / ooltan   

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   
Attam bulte/bultan   

Please
โปรด (Pord)   
Maaloo   

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
naa dhiisi   

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   
Nagayattii!   

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   
Sin jaaladha   

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
Maaloo na dabarsi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan   
Borana   

Where They Speak
Isan   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
4,000,000.00   
19

Dialect 2
Northern Thai   
Orma   

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
13
66,000.00   
37

Dialect 3
Southern Thai   
Wata   

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
8
13,000.00   
33

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
17   
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.85 %   
23
0.36 %   
36

Native Speakers
20.00 million   
37
24.00 million   
33

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million   
15
Not Available   

Native Name
ภาษาไทย   
Afaan Oromo   

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   
Afaan Oromoo   

French Name
thaï   
galla   

German Name
Thailändisch   
Galla-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   
Oromos   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
16   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Cushitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Thai   
Afaan Oromo   

Language Position
47   
34
91   
99+

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
th   
om   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha   
orm   

ISO 639 2/B
tha   
orm   

ISO 639 3
tha   
orm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
thai1261   
nucl1736   

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   

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All Thai 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 Thai and Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Thai and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Thai are spoken in different Thai Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Thai vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Thai dialects include: Isan, Northern Thai. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Thai and Oromo Speaking population

Thai and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Thai and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Thai and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 % 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 Thai and Oromo on Thai vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Thai and Oromo Language Codes

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

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