Xhosa and Oromo
Countries
South Africa
Ethiopia, Kenya
National Language
South Africa
Ethiopia
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Somalia
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Somali Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Galatoomi
How Are You?
Unjani
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Nagayattii buli
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Akkam waarite
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good Morning
Molo
Attam bulte/bultan
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
naa dhiisi
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Nagayattii!
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Maaloo na dabarsi
Where They Speak
South Africa
Ethiopia, Kenya
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
South Africa
Kenya
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
South Africa
Kenya
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
isiXhosa
Afaan Oromo
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Afaan Oromoo
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Oromos
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Cushitic
Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Afaan Oromo
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
xhos1239
nucl1736
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Oromo Speaking population
Xhosa and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Oromo on Xhosa vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Oromo Language Codes
Xhosa and Oromo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Oromo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.