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Sindhi and Oromo


Oromo and Sindhi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
India, Pakistan, Sindh  
Ethiopia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Somalia  

Regulated By
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority  
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Interesting Facts
  • The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
  • In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Gujarati  
Somali Language  

Derived From
Prakrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
64  
37
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
10  
7

How Many Consonants
42  
31
24  
14

Scripts
Arabic, Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Assalam O Alaikum  
akkam  

Thank You
Meharbani  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
Kehra haal aahin  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
tava kia aayo  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
Sham Jo Salam  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
Assalam o Alaikum  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
Subho Bakhair  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
Mehrbani  
Maaloo  

Sorry
Moon khe afsos aahe  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
Allah Wahi  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
Man tokhe prem karyan ti  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
Maaf Kajo  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Siraiki  
Borana  

Where They Speak
Upper Sindh  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
25,000,000.00  
26
4,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Vicholi  
Orma  

Where They Speak
Central Sindh  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
25,000,000.00  
23
66,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Lari  
Wata  

Where They Speak
Lower Sindh  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
25.00  
99+
13,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
17  
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
29.00 million  
37
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.39 %  
36
0.36 %  
38

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
24.00 million  
33

Second Language Speakers
25.00 million  
27
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
سنڌي  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Sindhi  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
sindhi  
galla  

German Name
Sindhi-Sprache  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[sɪndi]  
[ɔrɔmɔ]  

Ethnicity
Sindhi people  
Oromos  

History

Origin
711 A.D  
16  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Cushitic  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Sindhi and Middle Sindhi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Sindhi  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
50  
99+
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Sindhi  
Oromo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
sd  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
snd  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
snd  
orm  

ISO 639 3
snd  
orm  

ISO 639 6
snd  
orm  

Glottocode
sind1272  
nucl1736  

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

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Sindhi and Oromo Speaking population

Sindhi and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sindhi and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Sindhi and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Sindhi and Oromo on Sindhi vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sindhi and Oromo Language Codes

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

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