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Telugu vs Oromo


Oromo vs 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   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

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   
39
4,000,000.00   
19

Dialect 2
Chenchu   
Orma   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
26,000.00   
99+
66,000.00   
37

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora   
Wata   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
32
13,000.00   
33

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 %   
15
0.36 %   
36

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
24.00 million   
33

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Telugu people   
Oromos   

History

Origin
c. 575   
16   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Cushitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Telugu   
Afaan Oromo   

Language Position
15   
14
91   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
telu1262   
nucl1736   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Telugu and Oromo Language History

Comparison of Telugu vs Oromo language history gives us differences between origin of Telugu and Oromo language. History of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575 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 Telugu and Oromo Language History.

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

Telugu vs Oromo Difficulty

The Telugu vs Oromo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu 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 Telugu and Oromo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Oromo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Oromo time required is Not Available.

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