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Oromo and Navajo


Navajo and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
United States of America  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
United States of America  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
North America  

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.
  
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Apache Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
12  
9

How Many Consonants
24  
14
34  
24

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Yá'át'ééh  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
Ahéhee'  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
Yá'át'ééh  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
Yá'át'ééh abíní  

Please
Maaloo  
T'aa shoodi  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
Nízhdził  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
Hágoónee’  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Ayóó ánííníshí  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
Shoohá  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Navajo1  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Arizona  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
99+
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Orma  
Navajo2  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
New Mexico  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
99+
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wata  
Navajo3  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Utah  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
99+
120,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
38
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
1.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
0.17 million  
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Navaho  

French Name
galla  
navaho  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Navajo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]  
[ˈnævəhoʊ]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Navajo people  

History

Origin
16  
1500 CE  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Dené–Yeniseian Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Athapascan  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Navajo  

Language Position
91  
99+
29  
27

Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language  
Navajo Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
nv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
nav  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
nav  

ISO 639 3
orm  
nav  

ISO 639 6
orm  
nav  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
nava1243  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic  

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All Oromo and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Oromo and Navajo Speaking population

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

Oromo and Navajo Language Codes

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

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