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Tagalog vs Oromo


Oromo vs Tagalog


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Philippines  
Ethiopia  

Second Language
Filipinos  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom  
Somalia  

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  
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Interesting Facts
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  
Somali Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
25  
7
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
18  
8
24  
14

Scripts
Baybayin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kamusta  
akkam  

Thank You
Salamat po  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
Magandang gabi  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi po  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga po  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
pakiusap  
Maaloo  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
Paálam  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
Iniibig kita  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog  
Borana  

Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
4,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bisalog  
Orma  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
66,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Filipino  
Wata  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
90,000.00  
99+
13,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
17  
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
73.00 million  
24
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
0.36 %  
38

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
24.00 million  
33

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
Tagalog  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
tagalog  
galla  

German Name
Tagalog  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  
[ɔrɔmɔ]  

Ethnicity
Tagalog people  
Oromos  

History

Origin
1593  
16  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Cushitic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
58  
99+
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tagalog  
Oromo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
t1  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tgl  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
tgl  
orm  

ISO 639 3
tg1  
orm  

ISO 639 6
tgl  
orm  

Glottocode
taga1269  
nucl1736  

Linguasphere
31-CKA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object  
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Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Tagalog and Oromo Language History

Comparison of Tagalog vs Oromo language history gives us differences between origin of Tagalog and Oromo language. History of Tagalog language states that this language originated in 1593 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 Tagalog and Oromo Language History.

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

Tagalog vs Oromo Difficulty

The Tagalog vs Oromo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tagalog 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 Tagalog and Oromo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tagalog and Oromo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tagalog is 44 weeks while to learn Oromo time required is 44 weeks.

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