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Oromo and Dogri


Dogri and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Ethiopia  
Jammu and Kashmir, India  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Somalia  
-  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Dogri is derived from Sanskrit, but it has absorbed a large number of Arabic, Persian and English words.
  • Dogri language has its own grammar and dictionary. The grammar of dogri has very strong sanskrit base.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Hindi and Punjabi Languages  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
48  
28

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
12  
9

How Many Consonants
24  
14
36  
26

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari, Gurmukhi, Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
42 weeks  
16

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Ke aal aee  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
dhanwaad  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
kiyaan oo ji  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
shub ratri  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
shub ratri  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
शुभ अपराह्न  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
su prabat  

Please
Maaloo  
kripya  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
mere kaulan galti ooyyii  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
changa ji pher  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Minjo tere naal pyar hega  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
gustakhi maaf  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Jaunsari  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Himachal Pradesh, India  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
99+
100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Orma  
Kullu  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Georgia, Himachal Pradesh, India  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
99+
110,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wata  
Hinduri  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
France, Himachal Pradesh, India  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
99+
30,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
38
0.02 %  
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
4.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
2.30 million  
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
डोगरी  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Dhogaryali, Dogari, Dogri Jammu, Dogri Pahari, Dogri-Kangri, Dongari, Hindi Dogri, Tokkaru  

French Name
galla  
dogri  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Dogri  

Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]  
[ˈd̪oːɡri]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Dogras  

History

Origin
16  
1971  

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  
Dogri  

Language Position
91  
99+
32  
30

Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language  
Signed Dogri  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
doi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
doi  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
doi  

ISO 639 3
orm  
doi  

ISO 639 6
orm  
doi  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
indo1311  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Oromo and Dogri Speaking population

Oromo and Dogri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Dogri languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Dogri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dogri language is 0.02 %. 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 Dogri on Oromo vs Dogri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Dogri Language Codes

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

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