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Kannada and Oromo


Oromo and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Karnataka, India  
Ethiopia  

Second Language
Goa  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Somalia  

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Telugu  
Somali Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49  
29
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
10  
7

How Many Consonants
35  
25
24  
14

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
akkam  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
Maaloo  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Borana  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Urali  
Orma  

Where They Speak
kerala  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
66,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Wata  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
13,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
17  
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.36 %  
38

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
24.00 million  
33

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
kannada  
galla  

German Name
Kannada  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
[ɔrɔmɔ]  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Oromos  

History

Origin
c. 450  
16  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Cushitic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
31  
29
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Oromo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
orm  

ISO 639 3
kan  
orm  

ISO 639 6
kan  
orm  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
nucl1736  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Kannada and Oromo Speaking population

Kannada and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % 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 Kannada and Oromo on Kannada vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Oromo Language Codes

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

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