Oromo and Nepali
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
India, Nepal
National Language
Ethiopia
Nepal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Somalia
People's Republic of China
Regulated By
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Language Academy of Nepal
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
Similar To
Somali Language
Hindi
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Nepali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
akkam
नमस्ते (namaste)
Thank You
Galatoomi
धन्यवाद (dhanyabad)
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ? (timi lai kasto cha?)
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
शुभ रात्री (subha ratri)
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
शुभ सन्ध्या (subha sandhya)
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good afternoon
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
शुभ प्रभात (subha prabhat)
Sorry
naa dhiisi
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
Bye
Nagayattii!
नमस्ते (namaste)
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। (ma tapainlai maya garchu)
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Nepal
Where They Speak
Kenya
India, Nepal
Where They Speak
Kenya
Nepal
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
नेपाली (nēpālī)
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate
French Name
galla
népalais
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Nepali
Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]
[neˈpali]
Ethnicity
Oromos
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Khas language, Gurkhali, Parbatiya, Dzongkha Lhotshammikha
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Nepali
Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language
Signed Nepali
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual, Macrolanguage
Glottocode
nucl1736
nepa1254
Linguasphere
No data available
12
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Oromo and Nepali 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 Nepali dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Nepali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Nepali Dialects are spoken in different Nepali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Nepali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Nepali dialects include: Doteli , Bajhangi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Nepali Speaking population
Oromo and Nepali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Nepali languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Nepali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Nepali language is 0.25 %. 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 Nepali on Oromo vs Nepali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Nepali Language Codes
Oromo and Nepali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Nepali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.