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Oromo and Telugu


Telugu and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
4   
11

National Language
Ethiopia   
Andra Pradesh, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Karnataka   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Somalia   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  

Similar To
Somali Language   
Tamil   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34   
16
60   
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
19   
16

How Many Consonants
24   
14
41   
30

Scripts
Latin   
Telugu Script   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
akkam   
హలో (Halō)   

Thank You
Galatoomi   
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?   
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   

Good Night
Nagayattii buli   
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
Akkam waarite   
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan   
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan   
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   

Please
Maaloo   
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   

Sorry
naa dhiisi   
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   

Bye
Nagayattii!   
బై (Bai)   

I Love You
Sin jaaladha   
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi   
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana   
Waddar   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00   
19
170,000.00   
39

Dialect 2
Orma   
Chenchu   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   

How Many People Speak
66,000.00   
37
26,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Wata   
Manna-Dora   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
13,000.00   
33
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
17   
16
38   
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
80.00 million   
20

Speaking Population
0.36 %   
36
1.15 %   
15

Native Speakers
24.00 million   
33
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
Afaan Oromo   
తెలుగు (telugu)   

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo   
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   

French Name
galla   
télougou   

German Name
Galla-Sprache   
Telugu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Oromos   
Telugu people   

History

Origin
16   
c. 575   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Early Telugu epigraphy   

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo   
Telugu   

Language Position
91   
99+
15   
14

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
om   
te   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm   
tel   

ISO 639 2/B
orm   
tel   

ISO 639 3
orm   
tel   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1736   
telu1262   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Oromo and Telugu Speaking population

Oromo and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. 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 Telugu on Oromo vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Telugu Language Codes

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

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