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Maithili and Oromo


Oromo and Maithili


Countries

Countries
India, Nepal  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
India, Nepal  
Ethiopia  

Second Language
Nepal  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Somalia  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Bhojpuri Language  
Somali Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
47  
27
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
10  
7

How Many Consonants
22  
12
24  
14

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
pranam  
akkam  

Thank You
dhanyabad  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
Aahan kehan chhi ?  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
Śubharātri  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
shubh sandhya  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
dopahar ke bad namaskar  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
Suprabhaat  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
kripaya  
Maaloo  

Sorry
maf karai  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
Alavidā  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
kripaya  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Tharuwat  
Borana  

Where They Speak
Nepal  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
35,000,000.00  
21
4,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madhubani  
Orma  

Where They Speak
North India  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
35,000,000.00  
19
66,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Khortha  
Wata  

Where They Speak
Deoghar, France  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
35,000,000.00  
17
13,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
15  
14
17  
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
32.00 million  
35
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.41 %  
35
0.36 %  
38

Native Speakers
27.00 million  
30
24.00 million  
33

Second Language Speakers
2.80 million  
99+
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
maithili  
galla  

German Name
Maithili  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈmaitʰili]  
[ɔrɔmɔ]  

Ethnicity
Maithil  
Oromos  

History

Origin
14th century  
16  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Cushitic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Maithili  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
40  
37
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Maithili Sign Language  
Oromo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mai  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
mai  
orm  

ISO 639 3
mai  
orm  

ISO 639 6
mai  
orm  

Glottocode
mait1250  
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 Maithili 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 Maithili and Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Maithili and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maithili are spoken in different Maithili Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maithili vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat, Madhubani. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Maithili and Oromo Speaking population

Maithili and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maithili and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Maithili and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 % 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 Maithili and Oromo on Maithili vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maithili and Oromo Language Codes

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

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