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Oromo and Ilocano


Ilocano and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
Philippines  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
6  
3

How Many Consonants
24  
14
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
Maaloo  
mangngegda  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
Pakada  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
99+
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Orma  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
99+
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wata  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
38
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
galla  
ilocano  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
16  
18th Century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
91  
99+
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
orm  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
orm  
ilo  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
No data available  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Oromo and Ilocano Speaking population

Oromo and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Oromo vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Ilocano Language Codes

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

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