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Irish and Oromo


Oromo and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Ireland  
Ethiopia  

Second Language
Ireland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Somalia  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Somali Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
13  
3
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
akkam  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
le do thoil  
Maaloo  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
Slán  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Borana  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Orma  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Kenya  

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

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Wata  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
13,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
17  
16

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.36 %  
38

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
24.00 million  
33

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
galla  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[ɔrɔmɔ]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Oromos  

History

Origin
c. 750  
16  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Cushitic  

Branch
Goidelic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
25  
23
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Oromo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
orm  

ISO 639 3
gle  
orm  

ISO 639 6
gle  
orm  

Glottocode
iris1253  
nucl1736  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Irish and Oromo Speaking population

Irish and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % 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 Irish and Oromo on Irish vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Oromo Language Codes

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

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