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Oromo and French


French and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
32  
3

National Language
Ethiopia  
France  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Africa, Canada  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
-  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Italian Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
6  
3

How Many Consonants
24  
14
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
bonjour  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
Merci  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
Bonjour  

Please
Maaloo  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
désolé  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
au revoir  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
99+
6,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Orma  
African French  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
99+
274,000,000.00  
1

Dialect 3
Wata  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
38
1.12 %  
18

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
français  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Français  

French Name
galla  
français  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
French people  

History

Origin
16  
9th Century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Standard French  

Language Position
91  
99+
13  
12

Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
fre  

ISO 639 3
orm  
fra  

ISO 639 6
orm  
fras  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Oromo and French Speaking population

Oromo and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and French languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Oromo vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and French Language Codes

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

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