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Oromo and Assamese


Assamese and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
Bangladesh, India  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Bangladesh, Bhutan  

Regulated By
-  
Asam Sahitya Sabha  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
  • Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
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Similar To
Somali Language  
Bengali and Oriya  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
11  
8

How Many Consonants
24  
14
41  
30

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
nomoskaar  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
ḍhonyobaaḍ  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
aapuni kene aase?  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
subhoraattri  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
subha gadhuli  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
subha abeli  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
suprobhaat  

Please
Maaloo  
anugroha kori  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
moi ḍukkhita  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
biḍai  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
moi tomaak bhaalpaao  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
kyoma koribo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Kamrupi  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Western Assam  

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

Dialect 2
Orma  
Goalpariya  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Western Assam  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
99+
16,000,000.00  
30

Dialect 3
Wata  
Bhakatiya  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Assam  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
99+
16,000,000.00  
27

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
38
0.24 %  
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya  

French Name
galla  
assamais  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Assamesisch  

Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]  
[ɔxɔmɔnɔ]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Assamese people  

History

Origin
16  
7th century A.D  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Kamarupa  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Assamese  

Language Position
91  
99+
65  
99+

Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language  
Signed Assamese  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
as  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
asm  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
asm  

ISO 639 3
orm  
asm  

ISO 639 6
orm  
asm  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
assa1263  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-w  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Oromo and Assamese Speaking population

Oromo and Assamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Assamese languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Assamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 %. 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 Assamese on Oromo vs Assamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Assamese Language Codes

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

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