Oromo and Oriya
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
India
National Language
Ethiopia
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
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 earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
Similar To
Somali Language
Bengali and Assamese
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Oriya-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
akkam
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
Thank You
Galatoomi
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
Sorry
naa dhiisi
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
Bye
Nagayattii!
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
Dialect 1
Borana
Baleswari
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
India
Where They Speak
Kenya
India
Where They Speak
Kenya
India
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Oriya-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]
[ˈoɽia]
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Standard Odia
Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language
Indian Signing System
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual, Macrolanguage
Glottocode
nucl1736
macr1269
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Oromo and Oriya 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 Oriya dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Oriya language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Oriya Dialects are spoken in different Oriya speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Oriya Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Oriya dialects include: Baleswari , Ganjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Oriya Speaking population
Oromo and Oriya speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Oriya languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Oriya Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 %. 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 Oriya on Oromo vs Oriya where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Oriya Language Codes
Oromo and Oriya language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Oriya Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.