German and Oromo
Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Ethiopia, Kenya
National Language
Germany
Ethiopia
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Somalia
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
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Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
Similar To
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Somali Language
Derived From
Albanian Languages
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Alphabets in
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Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Danke
Galatoomi
How Are You?
Wie geht es dir?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Good Night
gute Nacht
Nagayattii buli
Good Evening
guten Abend
Akkam waarite
Good Afternoon
guten Tag
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good Morning
guten Morgen
Attam bulte/bultan
Sorry
Verzeihung
naa dhiisi
I Love You
Ich liebe dich
Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
Entschuldigung
Maaloo na dabarsi
Dialect 1
Swiss German
Borana
Where They Speak
Switzerland
Ethiopia, Kenya
Dialect 2
Swabian German
Orma
Where They Speak
Germany
Kenya
Dialect 3
Texas German
Wata
Where They Speak
Texas
Kenya
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Deutsch
Afaan Oromo
Alternative Names
Deutsch, Tedesco
Afaan Oromoo
French Name
allemand
galla
German Name
Deutsch
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
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Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Cushitic
Branch
Western
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Afaan Oromo
Signed Forms
Signed German
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
deus
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Glottocode
high1287, uppe1397
nucl1736
Linguasphere
52-ACB–dl & -dm
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All German 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 German and Oromo dialects. Various dialects of German and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of German are spoken in different German Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking German vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the German dialects include: Swiss German, Swabian German. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
German and Oromo Speaking population
German and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which German and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of German and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 % 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 German and Oromo on German vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
German and Oromo Language Codes
German and Oromo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. German and Oromo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.