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Hausa vs Oromo


Oromo vs Hausa


Countries

Countries
Nigeria  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Gambia, Nigeria  
Ethiopia  

Second Language
Nigeria  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa  

Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  
Somalia  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Yoruba and Igbo Languages  
Somali Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
10  
7

How Many Consonants
32  
22
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
sannu  
akkam  

Thank You
gode ku  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
yaya dai  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
mai kyau dare  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
barka da yamma  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
barka da rana  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
mai kyau safe  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
Don Allah  
Maaloo  

Sorry
yi hakuri  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
sai anjima  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
Ina son ku  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
gafara dai  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gaananci  
Borana  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
50,000,000.00  
14
4,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci  
Orma  

Where They Speak
Niger  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
150,000,000.00  
3
66,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Daragaram  
Wata  

Where They Speak
Niger  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
50.00  
99+
13,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
17  
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
50.00 million  
28
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.52 %  
30
0.36 %  
38

Native Speakers
35.00 million  
27
24.00 million  
33

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
34
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
haoussa  
galla  

German Name
Haussa-Sprache  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[hàʊsà]  
[ɔrɔmɔ]  

Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people  
Oromos  

History

Origin
14  
16  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Chadic  
Cushitic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Hausa  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
34  
32
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Hausa  
Oromo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ha  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hau  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
hau  
orm  

ISO 639 3
hau  
orm  

ISO 639 6
hau  
orm  

Glottocode
haus1257  
nucl1736  

Linguasphere
19-HAA-b  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Hausa and Oromo Language History

Comparison of Hausa vs Oromo language history gives us differences between origin of Hausa and Oromo language. History of Hausa language states that this language originated in 14 whereas history of Oromo language states that this language originated in 16. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Hausa and Oromo Language History.

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Hausa and Oromo Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Hausa and Oromo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hausa and Oromo language. Hausa word for "Hello" is sannu or Oromo word for "Thank You" is Galatoomi. Find more of such common Hausa Greetings and Oromo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Hausa vs Oromo Difficulty

The Hausa vs Oromo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hausa Alphabets and Oromo Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Hausa and Oromo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hausa and Oromo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hausa is 44 weeks while to learn Oromo time required is 44 weeks.

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