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Telugu and Oromo


Oromo and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
Ethiopia  

Second Language
Karnataka  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  
Somalia  

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Tamil  
Somali Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
10  
7

How Many Consonants
41  
30
24  
14

Scripts
Telugu Script  
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
హలో (Halō)  
akkam  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
Maaloo  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Borana  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Orma  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Kenya  

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

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Wata  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
Kenya  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
17  
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
16
0.36 %  
38

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
24.00 million  
33

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
télougou  
galla  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]  
[ɔrɔmɔ]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Oromos  

History

Origin
c. 575  
16  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Cushitic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
15  
14
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Telugu  
Oromo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
orm  

ISO 639 3
tel  
orm  

ISO 639 6
tel  
orm  

Glottocode
telu1262  
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 Telugu 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 Telugu and Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Telugu and Oromo Speaking population

Telugu and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % 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 Telugu and Oromo on Telugu vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Oromo Language Codes

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

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