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Oromo and Swedish


Swedish and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
4  
11

National Language
Ethiopia  
Sweden  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Finland  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Antartica, Europe  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
  • Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Norwegian and Danish Language  

Derived From
-  
Old Norse Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
34  
16
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
9  
6

How Many Consonants
24  
14
18  
8

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  
hej  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
tacka dig  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
hur mår du  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
godnatt  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
god kväll  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
god eftermiddag  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
god morgon  

Please
Maaloo  
vänligen  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
ledsen  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
hej då  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
jag älskar dig  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
ursäkta mig  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Dialects  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Gabon  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
99+
78,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 2
Orma  
Dialects  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Georgia  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
99+
78,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 3
Wata  
Dialects  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
France  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
99+
96,000,000.00  
5

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
79  
33

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
38
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
8.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
Svenska  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Ruotsi, Svenska  

French Name
galla  
suédois  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Schwedisch  

Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]  
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Swedes, Finland Swedes  

History

Origin
16  
13th Century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Germanic  

Branch
-  
Northern (Scandinavian)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Swedish  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Standard Swedish  

Language Position
91  
99+
89  
99+

Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language  
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
sv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
swe  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
swe  

ISO 639 3
orm  
swe  

ISO 639 6
orm  
swe  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
swed1254  

Linguasphere
No data available  
52-AAA-ck to -cw  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Oromo and Swedish Speaking population

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

Oromo and Swedish Language Codes

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

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