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Oromo and Portuguese


Portuguese and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
10  
6

National Language
Ethiopia  
Portugal  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
United States of America  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
9  
6

How Many Consonants
24  
14
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Olá  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
obrigado  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
Como você está?  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
boa noite  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
boa Noite  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
boa Tarde  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
bom Dia  

Please
Maaloo  
Por Favor  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
pesaroso  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
tchau  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Eu te amo  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Brazil  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
99+
204,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 2
Orma  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Portugal  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Wata  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Daman and Diu  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
99+
4,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
231.00 million  
7

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
38
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
Português  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Português  

French Name
galla  
portugais  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
16  
3rd Century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Portuguese  

Language Position
91  
99+
6  
6

Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
por  

ISO 639 3
orm  
por  

ISO 639 6
orm  
por  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
port1283  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Oromo and Portuguese Speaking population

Oromo and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Oromo vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Portuguese Language Codes

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

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