Oromo and Punjabi
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
India, Pakistan
National Language
Ethiopia
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Somalia
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Somali Language
Hindi Language
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
akkam
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
Galatoomi
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
Maaloo
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
naa dhiisi
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
Nagayattii!
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Borana
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Pakistan
Where They Speak
Kenya
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Where They Speak
Kenya
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
galla
pendjabi
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Oromos
Punjabis
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Modern Punjabi
Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Glottocode
nucl1736
panj1256
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Oromo and Punjabi 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 Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Punjabi Speaking population
Oromo and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Punjabi on Oromo vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Punjabi Language Codes
Oromo and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.