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Oromo and Albanian


Albanian and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Ethiopia  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
-  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   

Similar To
Somali Language  
Romanian  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
7  
4

How Many Consonants
24  
14
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
mirëmengjes  

Please
Maaloo  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
Me fal  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Orma  
Tosk Albanian  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wata  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
99+
100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
38
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
3.60 million  
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Shqip  

French Name
galla  
albanais  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Albanians  

History

Origin
16  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Albanian  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
91  
99+
14  
13

Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
alb  

ISO 639 3
orm  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
orm  
sqi  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
No data available  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Oromo and Albanian Speaking population

Oromo and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 %. 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 Albanian on Oromo vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Albanian Language Codes

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

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