Oromo and Norwegian
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
Norway
National Language
Ethiopia
Norway
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe, South America
Minority Language
Somalia
Nynorsk
Regulated By
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Norwegian Language Council
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
Similar To
Somali Language
Swedish and Danish Languages
Alphabets in
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
Norwegian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
hvordan har du det?
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
god natt
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
god kveld
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
god ettermiddag
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
god morgen
Please
Maaloo
Vær så snill
Sorry
naa dhiisi
unnskyld
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
Jeg Elsker Deg
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
unnskyld meg
Dialect 1
Borana
Jamtlandic
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Jamtland,Harjedalen
Where They Speak
Kenya
Sogn
Dialect 3
Wata
Hallingmål-Valdris
Where They Speak
Kenya
Hallingdal, Valdres
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
Norsk
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Norsk
French Name
galla
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Nynorsk
Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian)
[nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)
Ethnicity
Oromos
Norwegians
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Germanic
Branch
-
Northern (Scandinavian)
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Nynorsk, Bokmål
Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language
Signed Norwegian
Scope
Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
nucl1736
norw1258
Linguasphere
No data available
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Oromo and Norwegian 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 Norwegian dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Norwegian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Norwegian Dialects are spoken in different Norwegian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Norwegian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Norwegian dialects include: Jamtlandic , Sognamål. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Norwegian Speaking population
Oromo and Norwegian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Norwegian languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Norwegian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Norwegian language is 0.07 %. 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 Norwegian on Oromo vs Norwegian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Norwegian Language Codes
Oromo and Norwegian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Norwegian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.