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Oromo and Kannada


Kannada and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
Karnataka, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Goa  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Regulated By
-  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Telugu  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
14  
11

How Many Consonants
24  
14
35  
25

Scripts
Latin  
Kannada Script  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
Maaloo  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
99+
540,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Orma  
Urali  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
99+
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wata  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
99+
220,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
38
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  

French Name
galla  
kannada  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Kannada  

Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
16  
c. 450  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Kannada, Kannada  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
91  
99+
31  
29

Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
kan  

ISO 639 3
orm  
kan  

ISO 639 6
orm  
kan  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
nucl1305  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Oromo and Kannada Speaking population

Oromo and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Oromo vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Kannada Language Codes

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

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