Countries
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
Total No. Of Countries
25
0
46
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National Language
Ethiopia
Indonesia, Island of Madura
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Somalia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Somali Language
Malay and Javanese Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
3427
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
106
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2421
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
54
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Greetings
Hello
akkam
Halo
Thank You
Galatoomi
matur nuwun
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
piye kabare?
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
Sugeng énjing
Please
Maaloo
tolong
Sorry
naa dhiisi
Nyuwun pangapunten
Bye
Nagayattii!
Pamit
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
Nuwun séwu
Dialects
Dialect 1
Borana
Kangean
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00110,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Orma
Bawean
Where They Speak
Kenya
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
66,000.008,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Wata
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
Kenya
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
13,000.008,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
176
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million15.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.36 %0.23 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
24.00 million15.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
35.00 million14.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Afaan Oromo
Madurese
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
galla
madourais
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]
[madura]
Ethnicity
Oromos
Madurese
History
Origin
16
8th Century AD
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Indonesian
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Madurese
Language Position
9169
1
120
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Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language
Madurese Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
om
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
orm
mad
ISO 639 2/B
orm
mad
ISO 639 3
orm
mad
ISO 639 6
orm
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Glottocode
nucl1736
madu1247
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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-
Language Morphological Typology
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