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Oromo and Kashmiri


Kashmiri and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Ethiopia  
India, Pakistan  

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
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Hindi and Urdu Languages  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
17  
14

How Many Consonants
24  
14
27  
17

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Assalām ‘alaikum  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
سہا مسا  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
Hach t'ochoktiya  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
Hach ch'i  

Please
Maaloo  
مهربانی کر  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
Khuda hāfiz  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
be chus che seth mohabat karaan  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Kashtawari  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India  

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

Dialect 2
Orma  
Poguli  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Pogul and Paristan valleys  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
99+
6,100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wata  
Rambani  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
India  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
99+
5,600,000.00  
36

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
38
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
5.42 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
कॉशुर / كٲشُر  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur  

French Name
galla  
kashmiri  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Kaschmiri  

Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]  
[kəːʃur]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Kashmiris or koshur  

History

Origin
16  
12th Century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Kashmiri  

Language Position
91  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
ks  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
kas  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
kas  

ISO 639 3
orm  
kas  

ISO 639 6
orm  
kas  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
kash1277  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Oromo and Kashmiri Speaking population

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

Oromo and Kashmiri Language Codes

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

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