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Oromo and Afrikaans


Afrikaans and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
South Africa  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Namibia, South Africa  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

Regulated By
-  
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Dutch Language  

Derived From
-  
Dutch Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
15  
12

How Many Consonants
24  
14
17  
7

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
hallo  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
Dankie  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
Hoe gaan dit  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
goeie nag  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
Goeienaand  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
Goeie middag  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
goeie more  

Please
Maaloo  
asseblief  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
jammer  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
Totsiens  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Ek het jou lief  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
Verskoon my  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Kaapse Afrikaans  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
-  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
99+
7,700,000.00  
40

Dialect 2
Orma  
Oranjeriverafrikaans  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
-  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
99+
7,700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wata  
Baster Afrikaans  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Namibia  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
99+
7.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
38
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
7.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
10.30 million  
40

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
Afrikaans  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Cape Dutch  

French Name
galla  
afrikaans  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Afrikaans  

Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]  
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Afrikaners  

History

Origin
16  
17th Century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Germanic  

Branch
-  
Western  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Standard Afrikaans  

Language Position
91  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language  
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
af  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
afr  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
afr  

ISO 639 3
orm  
afr  

ISO 639 6
orm  
afrs  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
afri1274  

Linguasphere
No data available  
52-ACB-ba  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic  

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

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Oromo and Afrikaans Speaking population

Oromo and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 %. 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 Oromo and Afrikaans on Oromo vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Afrikaans Language Codes

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

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