Oromo and Somali
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Ethiopia
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Somalia
Yemen
Regulated By
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National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Somali Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Galatoomi
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
Subax wanaagsan
Bye
Nagayattii!
caraysiiyo
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Borana
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Gabon, Standard Somali
Where They Speak
Kenya
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Wata
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Kenya
Standard Somali
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Somali
Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]
[afsoomaali]
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Cushitic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Somali
Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
nucl1736
soma1255
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 Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Somali Speaking population
Oromo and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 %. 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 Somali on Oromo vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Somali Language Codes
Oromo and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.