ISO 639-3 · ormorm
Afroasiatic family · macrolanguage
Oromo
Afaan Oromoo
Oromo is a macrolanguage of the Cushitic branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. Wikidata counts 24 m first-language speakers (2007). Wikidata describes it as “Cushitic language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
orm- ISO 639-1
om- Glottocode
nucl1736- Family
- Afroasiatic
- Centre point
- 4.00, 38.00
- Wikipedia
- 85 language editions
24 mfirst-language speakers
—second-language speakers
3countries
2scripts
2levels in the tree
—UNESCO level
Facts
| Name | Oromo · Afaan Oromoo |
|---|---|
| Also called | om, Afaan Oromoo, Oromiffa, Galla, Oromoo |
| L1 speakers | 24,000,000 (2007) |
| All speakers | 36,000,000 |
| Written in | Latin script, Geʽez script |
| Kind | macrolanguage |
Vitality
Wikidata has no EGIDS or UNESCO rating for Oromo yet.
family tree
From Afroasiatic to Oromo
The branches above Oromo, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Ethiopia
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalamhAmharicAfroasiatic · 25 m1 · NationalsomSomaliAfroasiatic · 16.2 m1 · NationalwalWolayttaAfroasiatic · 5.8 m3 · Wider CommunicationtirTigrinyaAfroasiatic · 5.8 m2 · ProvincialgmoGamo-Gofa-Dawrounclassified · 2 mkbrKafaAfroasiatic · 1.5 m4 · EducationalsgwSebat Bet GurageAfroasiatic · 1.5 m5 · DevelopingdrsGedeoAfroasiatic · 980,0004 · EducationalstvSeltiAfroasiatic · 935,0004 · Educational