Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
Ethiopia
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Somalia
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Not Available
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Somali Language
Armenian
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
akkam
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
Galatoomi
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
Maaloo
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
naa dhiisi
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Bye
Nagayattii!
αντίο (antío)
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Borana
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Greece
Where They Speak
Kenya
Italy
Where They Speak
Kenya
Ukraine
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
galla
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Oromos
Greeks or Hellenes
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Hellenic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Modern Greek
Signed Forms
Not Available
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
ells
Glottocode
nucl1736
gree1276
Linguasphere
No data available
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Oromo and Greek 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 Greek dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Greek Speaking population
Oromo and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Oromo vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Greek Language Codes
Oromo and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.