Oromo (/ ˈ ɒr ə m oʊ / [5] OR-əm-ow or / ɔː ˈ r oʊ m oʊ / [6] [7] aw-ROW-mow; Oromo: Afaan Oromoo), historically also called Galla, [8] which is regarded by the Oromo as pejorative, [9] is an Afroasiatic language that belongs to the Cushitic branch.

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.

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]

Oromo is a Cushitic language spoken by about 30 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Egypt, and it is the third largest language in Africa. The Oromo people are the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia and account for more than 40% of the population.

Sep 29, 2023 · The Oromo language (also known as Afaan Oromoo and Oromiffa) is a Cushitic language spoken by about 50 million people in Ethiopia. This Wikibook is intended to provide an introduction to Oromo grammar and lexicon.

Mar 20, 2022 · Oromo Language (Oromiffa or Afaan Oromo) From the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family, Oromo is the fourth most virally speakers language following Arabic, Hausa, and Swahili. Making more than 33.8% of the entire country’s population and over 36 million speakers they have the largest number of speakers next to Amharic.

Oromo er eit afroasiatisk språk som framfor alt blir snakka i Etiopia, men også i dei nordlage delane av Kenya og i Somalia. Oromo har omtrent 30 millionar talarar, det gjer det til det tredje største språket i Afrika, etter arabisk og hausa.

Oromo (Afaan Oromoo, [ʌfɑːn ɔrɔmoː], letterlik: "mond (taal) van Oromo") is nog voor Somalies die belangrikste Koesjitiese taal wat deur sowat 17,5 miljoen mense in Ethiopië, Kenia en Somalië aan die Horing van Afrika gepraat word.

The Oromo people (Oromo: Oromoo, pron. / ˈ ɒr əm oʊ / ORR-əm-oh [11]; Amharic: ኦሮሞ) are a Cushitic ethnic group native to the Oromia region of Ethiopia and parts of Northern Kenya. [12] They speak the Oromo language (also called Afaan Oromoo), which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family. [12] They are one of the largest ethnic groups in Ethiopia. [13]

Jan 10, 2025 · Oromo was traditionally an oral language only, and has only had an official writing system for two decades. Books published on Oromo in the 19 th and 20 th centuries used a mixture of Ge'ez (Amharic) script and the authors' own transliteration schemes.