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Oromo and Balochi


Balochi and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
4  
11

National Language
Ethiopia  
Iran  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Somalia  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
-  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Kurdish and Persian  

Derived From
-  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
8  
5

How Many Consonants
24  
14
26  
16

Scripts
Latin  
Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Salam  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
mana bebahgsh  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
chone tao?  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
jawáin shap  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
jawáin begáh  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
سلام علیکم  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
jawáin sawáh  

Please
Maaloo  
Mihrabani kan  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
bebaksh / bebagsh  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
bye  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Tu mana doost biyeh  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
mana bebahgsh  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Eastern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Orma  
Western Balochi  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  

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

Dialect 3
Wata  
Southern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
38
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
8.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
بلوچی  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Baluchi  

French Name
galla  
baloutchi  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Belutschisch  

Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]  
[bəˈloʧi]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  

History

Origin
16  
19th Century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Balochi  

Language Position
91  
99+
39  
36

Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language  
Balochi Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
bal  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
bal  

ISO 639 3
orm  
bal  

ISO 639 6
orm  
bal  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
balo1260  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Oromo and Balochi Speaking population

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

Oromo and Balochi Language Codes

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

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