Yoruba and Oromo
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Ethiopia, Kenya
National Language
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Somalia
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
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Interesting Facts
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Somali Language
Alphabets in
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Thank You
e dupe
Galatoomi
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Nagayattii buli
Good Evening
ka a ale
Akkam waarite
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good Morning
e kaaro
Attam bulte/bultan
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Maaloo na dabarsi
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Borana
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Ethiopia, Kenya
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Kenya
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Kenya
Native Name
Yorùbá
Afaan Oromo
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Afaan Oromoo
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]
[ɔrɔmɔ]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Oromos
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Cushitic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Afaan Oromo
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Oromo Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
yoru1245
nucl1736
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Yoruba 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 Yoruba and Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Oromo Speaking population
Yoruba and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % 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 Yoruba and Oromo on Yoruba vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Oromo Language Codes
Yoruba and Oromo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Oromo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.