Somali and Oromo
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Ethiopia, Kenya
National Language
Somalia
Ethiopia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Africa
Minority Language
Yemen
Somalia
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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Interesting Facts
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Somali Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Galatoomi
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Nagayattii buli
Good Evening
Evening Good
Akkam waarite
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Attam bulte/bultan
Bye
caraysiiyo
Nagayattii!
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Maaloo na dabarsi
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Borana
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Ethiopia, Kenya
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Kenya
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Wata
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Kenya
Native Name
af Soomaali
Afaan Oromo
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Afaan Oromoo
German Name
Somali
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[ɔrɔmɔ]
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Cushitic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Afaan Oromo
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Oromo Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
soma1255
nucl1736
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Somali 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 Somali and Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Oromo Speaking population
Somali and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % 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 Somali and Oromo on Somali vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Oromo Language Codes
Somali and Oromo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Oromo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.