Oromo and Kurdish
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Ethiopia
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Middle East
Minority Language
Somalia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Somali Language
Farsi Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
Galatoomi
Sipas
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
Şev xweş
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
Bayanit bash
Bye
Nagayattii!
Be xêr çî
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Borana
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
Orma
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Kenya
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Wata
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Kenya
Eastern Iraq
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Kurdî, کوردی
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]
[kʊɾdɪʃ]
Origin
16
16th century CE
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Kurdish
Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language
Kurdish Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
nucl1736
kurd1259
Linguasphere
No data available
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Oromo and Kurdish 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 Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Kurdish Speaking population
Oromo and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Kurdish on Oromo vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Kurdish Language Codes
Oromo and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.