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Khasi and Oromo


Oromo and Khasi


Countries

Countries
Meghalaya  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Bangladesh, India  
Ethiopia  

Second Language
-  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
-  
Somalia  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Khasi language contain a large number of loanwords from Bengali and Hindi Languages.
  • There is significant dialectal variation in khasi language, since several dialects have only partial mutual intelligibility.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Garo and Jaintia Languages  
Somali Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23  
5
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
10  
7

How Many Consonants
14  
4
24  
14

Scripts
Bengali, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kumno  
akkam  

Thank You
Khublei  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
Kumno phi long?  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
thia sukh  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
babha janmiet  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
babha noph-phai-sngi  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
khublei  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
Sngewbha  
Maaloo  

Sorry
Map  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
khublei  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
ieit ieit  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
map a nga  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bhoi  
Borana  

Where They Speak
-  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Nonglung  
Orma  

Where They Speak
-  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
66,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Cherrapunji  
Wata  

Where They Speak
-  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
13,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
17  
16

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.36 %  
38

Native Speakers
0.84 million  
99+
24.00 million  
33

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
Ka Ktien  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Kahasi, Kassi, Khasa, Khashi, Khasiyas, Khuchia  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
khasi  
galla  

German Name
Khasi-Sprache  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʰɑsi]  
[ɔrɔmɔ]  

Ethnicity
Khasi people  
Oromos  

History

Origin
1200 AD  
16  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Cushitic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early Forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Khasi  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
40  
37
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Khasi Sign Language  
Oromo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kha  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
kha  
orm  

ISO 639 3
kha  
orm  

ISO 639 6
kha  
orm  

Glottocode
khas1269  
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 Khasi 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 Khasi and Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Khasi and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Khasi are spoken in different Khasi Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Khasi vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Khasi dialects include: Bhoi, Nonglung. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Khasi and Oromo Speaking population

Khasi and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khasi and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Khasi and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khasi language is 0.01 % 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 Khasi and Oromo on Khasi vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Khasi and Oromo Language Codes

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

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