Oromo and Shona
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
Zimbabwe
National Language
Ethiopia
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
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.
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Similar To
Somali Language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Alphabets in
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Thank You
Galatoomi
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
Masikati
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
Mangwanani
Please
Maaloo
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
naa dhiisi
Ndineurombo
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Zimbabwe
Where They Speak
Kenya
southern Zimbabwe
Where They Speak
Kenya
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
chiShona
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Oromos
Shona people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language
Signed Shona
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
nucl1736
core1255
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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-
Language Morphological Typology
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All Oromo and Shona 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 Shona dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Shona Speaking population
Oromo and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona 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 Shona on Oromo vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Shona Language Codes
Oromo and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.