Oromo and Yoruba
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Somalia
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
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Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
Somali Language
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Alphabets in
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Thank You
Galatoomi
e dupe
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
e kaasan
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
e kaaro
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Borana
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Kenya
Benin, Togo
Where They Speak
Kenya
Nigeria
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Yariba, Yooba
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]
[jòɾùbá]
Ethnicity
Oromos
Yoruba people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
nucl1736
yoru1245
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Oromo and Yoruba 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 Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Yoruba Speaking population
Oromo and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba 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 Yoruba on Oromo vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Yoruba Language Codes
Oromo and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.