Oromo
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Oromo is spoken in Ethiopia, mainly in the Oromia region, which covers much of the center, south, and west of the country, and in northern Kenya.
Oromo (Afaan Oromoo) is a Cushitic language with about 40 million speakers, making it the most widely spoken language of Ethiopia and one of the largest languages in Africa. It was formerly called Galla, a term now considered offensive. Since 1991 it has been written in a Roman-based alphabet called Qubee.
Oromo (Afaan Oromoo) is a Cushitic language with about 40 million speakers, making it the most widely spoken language of Ethiopia and one of the largest languages in Africa. It was formerly called Galla, a term now considered offensive. Since 1991 it has been written in a Roman-based alphabet called Qubee.
Oromo is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Afro-Asiatic (Hamito-Semitic)
- Subgroup
- Cushitic
Oromo Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji
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.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights