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The Oromoid languages are a branch of Lowland East Cushitic languages that includes the most populous Cushitic language, Oromo, and the closely related Konsoid dialect cluster. Oromo Oromo, Eastern Oromo, Borana, Orma, Waata Konsoid (Konso–Gidole) Konso, Dirasha (Gidole), Bussa (Mossiya), Mashile, Turo, Gato References
- Southern Oromo language
Southern Oromo language. Southern Oromo, or Borana (after...
- Eastern Oromo language
Eastern Oromo is a form of Oromo language spoken in the East...
- Southern Oromo language
Oromo serves as one of the official working languages of Ethiopia [5] and is also the working language of several of the states within the Ethiopian federal system including Oromia, [15] Harari and Dire Dawa regional states and of the Oromia Zone in the Amhara Region.
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Southern Oromo language. Southern Oromo, or Borana (after one of its dialects), is a variety of Oromo spoken in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya by the Borana people. Günther Schlee also notes that it is the native language of a number of related peoples, such as the Sakuye. [2]
- 3.9 million (2000-2009)
- Kenya, Ethiopia
Eastern Oromo is a form of Oromo language spoken in the East Hararghe Zone, West Hararghe Zone and northern Bale Zone of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. [1] According to Ethnologue, there are 11 million speakers of this Oromo form. [1]
- 9.7 million (2018)
- hae
- Ethiopia
Oromo, historically also called Galla, is an Afroasiatic language that belongs to the Cushitic branch. It is native to the Ethiopian state of Oromia and Northern Kenya and is spoken predominantly by the Oromo people and neighboring ethnic groups in the Horn of Africa.
Official status. The Cushitic languages with the greatest number of total speakers are Oromo (37 million), [2] Somali (22 million), [3] Beja (3.2 million), [4] Sidamo (3 million), [5] and Afar (2 million).
- Afro-AsiaticCushitic
Dialects of Oromo: The Focus of Past and Future Research. Feda Negesse. The paper presents a critical review of the previous research on dialects of Oromo and tries to identify the focus of the future research in order to explore various aspects of the dialects which are least or not studied.
