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Basque and Oromo


Oromo and Basque


Countries

Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
France, Spain  
Ethiopia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Somalia  

Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Spanish  
Somali Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
21  
11
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kaixo  
akkam  

Thank You
Eskerrik asko  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
Zer moduz?  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
Gabon  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
Arratsalde on  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
Egun on  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
Mesedez  
Maaloo  

Sorry
Barkatu  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
Agur  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
Maite zaitut  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
Barkatu  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian  
Borana  

Where They Speak
France  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
68,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Souletin  
Orma  

Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
8,700.00  
99+
66,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Biscayan  
Wata  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
750,000.00  
99+
13,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
17  
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.20 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.36 %  
38

Native Speakers
7.20 million  
99+
24.00 million  
33

Second Language Speakers
0.70 million  
99+
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
Euskara  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
basque  
galla  

German Name
Baskisch  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[bɑːsk]  
[ɔrɔmɔ]  

Ethnicity
Basque people  
Oromos  

History

Origin
c. 1000  
16  

Language Family
Vasconic Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Cushitic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Basque  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
30  
28
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Basque Sign Language  
Oromo Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
eu  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eus  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
baq  
orm  

ISO 639 3
eus  
orm  

ISO 639 6
eus  
orm  

Glottocode
basq1248  
nucl1736  

Linguasphere
40-AAA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
-  

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

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Basque and Oromo Speaking population

Basque and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Basque and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Basque and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Basque language is 0.12 % 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 Basque and Oromo on Basque vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Basque and Oromo Language Codes

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

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