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Oromo and Armenian


Armenian and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Armenian Highland  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine  

Regulated By
-  
Armenian National Academy of Sciences  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Greek  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
38  
20

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
6  
3

How Many Consonants
24  
14
32  
22

Scripts
Latin  
Armenian manuscript  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
12  
9

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Բարեւ (Barev)  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
Բարի օր (Bari or)  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)  

Please
Maaloo  
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
կներեք (knerek’)  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
Ց'տեսություն  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Eastern Armenian  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Orma  
Western Armenian  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wata  
Eastern Armenian  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
-  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
38
0.22 %  
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
6.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
7.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri  

French Name
galla  
arménien  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Armenisch  

Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]  
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Armenians  

History

Origin
16  
late 5th century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian  

Language Position
91  
99+
14  
13

Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language  
Signed Armenian  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
hy  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
hye  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
arm  

ISO 639 3
orm  
hye  

ISO 639 6
orm  
hye  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
arme1241  

Linguasphere
No data available  
57-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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

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Oromo and Armenian Speaking population

Oromo and Armenian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Armenian languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Armenian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Armenian language is 0.22 %. 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 Armenian on Oromo vs Armenian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Armenian Language Codes

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

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