Oromo language
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| Oromo () | |
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| Spoken in: | Ethiopia, Kenya |
| Region: | Africa |
| Total speakers: | 30 million |
| Ranking: | 91 |
| Genetic classification: | Afro-Asiatic Cushitic East Oromo |
| Official status | |
| Official language of: | --- |
| Regulated by: | --- |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | om |
| ISO 639-2 | orm |
| SIL | Various: GAX (for Borana-Arsi-Guji) |
| See also: Language – List of languages | |
The Oromo language is an Afro-Asiatic language, and the most widely spoken of the Cushitic sub-phylum. As with Arabic, some (including SIL) view it as a set of closely related languages. It is spoken by approximately over 30 million Oromos and other neighboring nationalities in the horn of Africa.
External links
- Ethnologue report for Oromo (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=2714).