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Oromo and Galician


Galician and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Galicia  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
Galicia  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Portuguese Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
7  
4

How Many Consonants
24  
14
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
28 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Ola  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
Grazas  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
Que tal estás?  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
Boas noites  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
Boa tarde  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
Boa tarde  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
Bos días  

Please
Maaloo  
Por favor  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
Síntoo!  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
Adeus  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Ámote  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
Perdoe!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Eastern Galician  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
East Galicia  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
99+
2,700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Orma  
Central Galician  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Central Galicia  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
99+
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wata  
Western Galician  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
West Galicia  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
38
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
2.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
Galego  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Galego, Gallego  

French Name
galla  
galicien  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Galicisch  

Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]  
[ɡaˈleɣo]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Galician people  

History

Origin
16  
c. 1175  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Galician  

Language Position
91  
99+
46  
99+

Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language  
Galician Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
gl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
glg  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
glg  

ISO 639 3
orm  
glg  

ISO 639 6
orm  
glg  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
gali1258  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-ab  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Oromo and Galician Speaking population

Oromo and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 %. 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 Galician on Oromo vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Galician Language Codes

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

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