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Punjabi vs Oromo


Oromo vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Ethiopia   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Somalia   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
Somali Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
10   
7

How Many Consonants
41   
30
24   
14

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
akkam   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
Galatoomi   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
Attam jirta/jirtu?   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
Nagayattii buli   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Akkam waarite   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
Attam oolte / ooltan   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Attam bulte/bultan   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
Maaloo   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
naa dhiisi   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
Nagayattii!   

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   
Sin jaaladha   

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
Maaloo na dabarsi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Borana   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
22
4,000,000.00   
19

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Orma   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
5
66,000.00   
37

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Wata   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
13,000.00   
33

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
17   
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million   
12
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
0.36 %   
36

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
24.00 million   
33

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
Not Available   

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
Afaan Oromo   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
Afaan Oromoo   

French Name
pendjabi   
galla   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Galla-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Oromos   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
16   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Cushitic   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Afaan Oromo   

Language Position
Not Available   
91   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
om   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
orm   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
orm   

ISO 639 3
pan   
orm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
nucl1736   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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Punjabi and Oromo Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Oromo language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Oromo language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Oromo language states that this language originated in 16. 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 Punjabi and Oromo Language History.

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Punjabi and Oromo 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 Punjabi and Oromo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Oromo language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Oromo word for "Thank You" is Galatoomi. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Oromo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Punjabi vs Oromo Difficulty

The Punjabi vs Oromo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Oromo 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 Punjabi and Oromo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Oromo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Oromo time required is Not Available.

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