Oromo
Oromo is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Ethiopia and Sudan.
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Written down
Namooti hundinuu birmaduu ta'anii mirgaa fi ulfinaanis wal-qixxee ta'anii dhalatan. Sammuu fi qalbii ittiin yaadan waan uumamaan kennameef, hafuura obbolummaatiin walii-wajjin jiraachuu qabu.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Oromo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | haadha | |
| father | abbaa | |
| man | namicha | |
| woman | dubarti | |
| name | maqaa | |
| friend | michuu | |
| eye | ija | |
| ear | gurra | |
| nose | funyaan | |
| tooth | ilkaan | |
| tongue | arraba | |
| hand | harka | |
| heart | honnee | |
| head | mataa | |
| blood | dhiiga | |
| bone | lafee | |
| skin | gogaa | |
| knee | jilba | |
| liver | tiruu | |
| water | bishaan | |
| fire | abidda | |
| sun | biiftuu | |
| moon | ji'a | |
| star | urgi | |
| sky | samii | |
| rain | bokkaa | |
| wind | bubbee | |
| stone | dhagaa | |
| mountain | tulluu | |
| river | laga |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Eastern OromoAfro-Asiatic65% alike
- OrmaAfro-Asiatic58% alike
- Borana-Arsi-Guji OromoAfro-Asiatic55% alike
- WaataAfro-Asiatic51% alike
- KonsoAfro-Asiatic25% alike
- DirashaAfro-Asiatic25% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.