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Ilocano and Oromo


Oromo and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Philippines  
Ethiopia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Somalia  

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Somali Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
10  
7

How Many Consonants
20  
10
24  
14

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
akkam  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
mangngegda  
Maaloo  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
Pakada  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Borana  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Orma  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
66,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Wata  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
13,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
17  
16

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.36 %  
38

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
24.00 million  
33

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
ilokano  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
ilocano  
galla  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
[ɔrɔmɔ]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Oromos  

History

Origin
18th Century  
16  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Cushitic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
94  
99+
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Oromo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
orm  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
orm  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
orm  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
nucl1736  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Ilocano and Oromo Speaking population

Ilocano and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % 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 Ilocano and Oromo on Ilocano vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Oromo Language Codes

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

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