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Oromo and Urdu


Urdu and Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Ethiopia  
Pakistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Somalia  
India  

Regulated By
-  
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Arabic and Hindi Languages  

Derived From
-  
Ghaznavid Persian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
10  
7

How Many Consonants
24  
14
40  
29

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
خوش آمديد  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
آپ کا شکریہ  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
گڈ نائٹ  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
سلام علیکم  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
گڈ آفٹر نون  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
گڈ مارننگ  

Please
Maaloo  
براہ مہربانی  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
معاف کرنا  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
الوداع  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
مجھے تم سے محبت  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
معاف کیجئے گا  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
Dakhini  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
India  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
99+
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Orma  
Hyderabadi Urdu  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
India  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
99+
69,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 3
Wata  
Rekhta  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
South Asia  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
99+
69,000,000.00  
11

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
104.00 million  
15

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
38
0.99 %  
21

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
61.00 million  
19

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
43.00 million  
20

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
اُردُو  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
Bihari  

French Name
galla  
ourdou  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Urdu  

Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]  
[ˈʊrd̪u]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Urdu-speaking people  

History

Origin
16  
12th Century CE  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Modern Standard Urdu  

Language Position
91  
99+
20  
18

Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language  
Signed Urdu  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
ur  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
urd  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
urd  

ISO 639 3
orm  
urd  

ISO 639 6
orm  
urd  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
urdu1245  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Oromo and Urdu Speaking population

Oromo and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 %. 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 Urdu on Oromo vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oromo and Urdu Language Codes

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

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