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Oromo and Basque


Basque and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Ethiopia  
France, Spain  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Spanish  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
24  
14
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Kaixo  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
Eskerrik asko  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
Zer moduz?  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
Gabon  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
Arratsalde on  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
Arratsalde on  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
Egun on  

Please
Maaloo  
Mesedez  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
Barkatu  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
Agur  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Maite zaitut  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
Barkatu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Navarro-Lapurdian  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
France  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
99+
68,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Orma  
Souletin  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
France, Soule, Spain  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
99+
8,700.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wata  
Biscayan  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
99+
750,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
38
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
7.20 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
0.70 million  
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
Euskara  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense  

French Name
galla  
basque  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Baskisch  

Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]  
[bɑːsk]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Basque people  

History

Origin
16  
c. 1000  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Vasconic Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Basque  

Language Position
91  
99+
30  
28

Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language  
Basque Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
eu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
eus  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
baq  

ISO 639 3
orm  
eus  

ISO 639 6
orm  
eus  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
basq1248  

Linguasphere
No data available  
40-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Oromo and Basque Speaking population

Oromo and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque language is 0.12 %. 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 Basque on Oromo vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Basque Language Codes

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

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