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Kirundi vs Oromo


Oromo vs Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Ethiopia  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Somalia  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Somali Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
19  
9
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
akkam  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
Ndagusavye  
Maaloo  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Borana  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
4,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Orma  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
66,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Wata  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
13,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
17  
16

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.36 %  
38

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
24.00 million  
33

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
rundi  
galla  

German Name
Kirundi  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[ɔrɔmɔ]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Oromos  

History

Origin
1500  
16  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Cushitic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
86  
99+
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Oromo Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
orm  

ISO 639 3
run  
orm  

ISO 639 6
run  
orm  

Glottocode
rund1242  
nucl1736  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Kirundi and Oromo Language History

Comparison of Kirundi vs Oromo language history gives us differences between origin of Kirundi and Oromo language. History of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500 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 Kirundi and Oromo Language History.

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Kirundi 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 Kirundi and Oromo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kirundi and Oromo language. Kirundi word for "Hello" is Bwakeye or Oromo word for "Thank You" is Galatoomi. Find more of such common Kirundi Greetings and Oromo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Kirundi vs Oromo Difficulty

The Kirundi vs Oromo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kirundi 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 Kirundi and Oromo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kirundi and Oromo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kirundi is 36 weeks while to learn Oromo time required is 44 weeks.

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