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Oromo vs Telugu


Telugu vs 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
-  
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
-  
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
-  
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  
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  
99+
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Orma  
Chenchu  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  

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

Dialect 3
Wata  
Manna-Dora  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
99+
30,000.00  
99+

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 %  
38
1.15 %  
16

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
5.00 million  
99+

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
[ɔrɔmɔ]  
[ˈteluɡu]  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Telugu people  

History

Origin
16  
c. 575  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Early Telugu epigraphy  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Telugu  

Language Position
91  
99+
15  
14

Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language  
Signed Telugu  

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
orm  
tel  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
telu1262  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Oromo and Telugu Language History

Comparison of Oromo vs Telugu language history gives us differences between origin of Oromo and Telugu language. History of Oromo language states that this language originated in 16 whereas history of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Oromo and Telugu Language History.

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Oromo and Telugu Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Oromo and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Oromo and Telugu language. Oromo word for "Hello" is akkam or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Oromo Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Oromo vs Telugu Difficulty

The Oromo vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Oromo Alphabets and Telugu Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Oromo and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Oromo and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Oromo is 44 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.

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