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Oromo and Tagalog


Tagalog and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Filipinos  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia, Australia  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
-  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
25  
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
24  
14
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Baybayin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Kamusta  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
Salamat po  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
Kamusta ka na?  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
Magandang gabi  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
Magandang gabi po  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
Magandang hapon po  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
Magandang umaga po  

Please
Maaloo  
pakiusap  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
Paálam  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Iniibig kita  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Batangas Tagalog  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
Batangas, Gabon  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Orma  
Bisalog  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Wata  
Filipino  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
99+
90,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
73.00 million  
24

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
38
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
Tagalog  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Filipino, Pilipino  

French Name
galla  
tagalog  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Tagalog  

Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]  
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Tagalog people  

History

Origin
16  
1593  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Filipino  

Language Position
91  
99+
58  
99+

Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language  
Signed Tagalog  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
t1  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
tgl  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
tgl  

ISO 639 3
orm  
tg1  

ISO 639 6
orm  
tgl  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
taga1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
31-CKA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Oromo and Tagalog Speaking population

Oromo and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 %. 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 Tagalog on Oromo vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Tagalog Language Codes

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

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