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Marathi and Oromo


Oromo and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
India  
Ethiopia  

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius  
Somalia  

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Konkani Language  
Somali Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
10  
7

How Many Consonants
36  
26
24  
14

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  
akkam  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
Maaloo  

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
बाय (Bāya)  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Borana  

Where They Speak
Kokan  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Orma  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
66,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Wata  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
13,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
17  
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
19
0.36 %  
38

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
24.00 million  
33

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
marathe  
galla  

German Name
Marathi  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  
[ɔrɔmɔ]  

Ethnicity
Marathi people  
Oromos  

History

Origin
10th century  
16  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Cushitic  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
17  
15
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Oromo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
mr  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
mar  
orm  

ISO 639 3
mar  
orm  

ISO 639 6
mar  
orm  

Glottocode
mara1378  
nucl1736  

Linguasphere
omr  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Marathi and Oromo Speaking population

Marathi and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Oromo on Marathi vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Oromo Language Codes

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

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