Home
Languagevs


Oromo and Maltese


Maltese and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
European Union, Malta  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Ethiopia  
Malta  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
National Council for the Maltese Language  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Western Arabic Dialects  

Derived From
-  
Roman Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
6  
3

How Many Consonants
24  
14
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Ħello  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
Grazzi  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
Kif int?  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
L-għodwa t-tajba  

Please
Maaloo  
Jekk jogħġbok  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
Skużani!  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
Ċaw  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Inħobbok ħafna  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
Skużi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Qormi  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Malta  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
99+
520,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Orma  
Żejtun  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Malta  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
99+
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wata  
Not Present  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
-  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
99+
500,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
38
0.02 %  
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
0.52 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
0.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
Malti  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Malti  

French Name
galla  
maltais  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Maltesisch  

Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]  
[mɔːltiːz]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Maltese  

History

Origin
16  
c. 1470  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Semitic  

Branch
-  
North Abric  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Maltese  

Language Position
91  
99+
25  
23

Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language  
Maltese Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
mt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
mlt  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
mlt  

ISO 639 3
orm  
mlt  

ISO 639 6
orm  
mlt  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
malt1254  

Linguasphere
No data available  
12-AAC-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

Summary >>
<< Code

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

Compare Most Difficult Languages

Oromo and Maltese Speaking population

Oromo and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 %. 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 Maltese on Oromo vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Maltese Language Codes

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

Most Difficult Languages

Most Difficult Languages

» More Most Difficult Languages

Compare Most Difficult Languages

» More Compare Most Difficult Languages