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Oromo and Quechua


Quechua and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
6  
9

National Language
Ethiopia  
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
South America  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Aymara and Guarani Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
24  
14
26  
16

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Rimaykullayki  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
Solpayki  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
Allillanchu  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
Allin tuta  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
Wuynas nuchis  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
Wuynas tardis  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
Wuynus diyas  

Please
Maaloo  
jamuspa  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
Pampachaykuway  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
bye  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Kuyayki  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
Pampachaway  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Ancash  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
99+
920,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Orma  
Huánuco  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
99+
190,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wata  
Yaru  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
8.90 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
38
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
8.90 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
Qhichwa  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
North La Paz Quechua  

French Name
galla  
quechua  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Quechua-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]  
[ˈketʃwa]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Quechua  

History

Origin
16  
16th Century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Quechumaran Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Andean Equatorial  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Quechua  

Language Position
91  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language  
Signed Quechua  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
qu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
que  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
que  

ISO 639 3
orm  
que  

ISO 639 6
orm  
que  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
quec1387  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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

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Oromo and Quechua Speaking population

Oromo and Quechua speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Quechua languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Quechua Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Quechua language is 0.13 %. 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 Quechua on Oromo vs Quechua where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Quechua Language Codes

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

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