Afaan Oromoo
Oromo
Cushitic
Oromo (Afaan Oromoo) is an East Cushitic language with ~37M speakers — Ethiopia's most-spoken language by L1 (Oromia Region) and a federal working language since 2020. Significant communities in Kenya (Borana) and Somalia. Latin script (Qubee) standardized 1991, replacing Geʽez script under Derg regime; choice was politically symbolic (rejection of Amharic dominance).
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Oromo
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| Meaning | Oromo | Konso | Sidamo | Gedeo | Afar | Somali | Aramaic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | bishaan /biʃaːn/ | pisha /piʃa/ | waa /waː/ | wodeʼe /wodeʔe/ | lee /leː/ | biyo /bijo/ | ܡܝܐ /majjaː/ |
| Fire | ibidda /ibidːa/ | apitta /apitːa/ | giira /ɡiːra/ | giira /ɡiːɾa/ | gira /ɡira/ | dab /dab/ | ܢܘܪܐ /nuːraː/ |
| Sun | aduu /aduː/ | piirtuta /piːrtuta/ | arrishsho /arːiʃːo/ | arishsho /ariʃːo/ | ayró /ajro/ | qorrax /qorːaħ/ | ܫܡܫܐ /ʃemʃaː/ |
| Moon | jiʼa /dʒiʔa/ | leya /leja/ | agana /aɡana/ | agenjo /aɡendʒo/ | alsá /alsa/ | dayax /dajaħ/ | ܣܗܪܐ /sahraː/ |
| Star | urjii /urdʒiː/ | hikkitta /hikːitːa/ | beeddakko /beːdːakko/ | urje /urdʒe/ | cutuk /ħutuk/ | xiddig /ħiddiɡ/ | ܟܘܟܒܐ /koːχβaː/ |
| Night | halkan /halkan/ | halkeetta /halkeːtːa/ | hashsha /haʃːa/ | hashsha /haʃːa/ | bar /bar/ | habeen /habeːn/ | ܠܠܝܐ /leljaː/ |
| Rain | bokkaa /ˈbokːaː/ | roopa /roːpa/ | xeena /tʼeːna/ | xeena /tʼeːna/ | rob /rob/ | roob /roːb/ | ܡܛܪܐ /miˈtˤraː/ |
| Snow | cabbii /tʃabːiː/ | fuuttota /fuːtːota/ | bullaame kaade /bulːaːme kaːde/ | — | — | baraf /baraf/ | ܬܠܓܐ /talɡaː/ |
| Wind | bubbee /ˈbubːeː/ | puppeeta /pupːeːta/ | bubbe /bubːe/ | diidallo /diːdalːo/ | caacay /ħaːħaj/ | dabayl /ˈdabajl/ | ܪܘܚܐ /ˈruħaː/ |
| Earth | lafa /lafa/ | piita /piːta/ | uulla /uːlla/ | buttina /butːina/ | árdi /ardi/ | dhul /ɖul/ | ܐܪܥܐ /ʔarʕaː/ |
| Stone | dhagaa /ɖaˈɡaː/ | daka /ɗaka/ | kincho /kintʃo/ | kinjo /kindʒo/ | xáa /ɖaː/ | dhagax /ɖaˈɡaħ/ | ܐܒܢܐ /ʔaβnaː/ |
| Mountain | tulluu /tulːuː/ | irroota /irːoːta/ | gaara /ɡaːra/ | kooba /koːba/ | qale /ʕale/ | buur /buːr/ | ܛܘܪܐ /tˤuːraː/ |
| Sea | galaana /ɡalaːna/ | pakateeta /pakateːta/ | baare /baːre/ | abbaayya /abːaːjːa/ | bad /bad/ | bad /bad/ | ܝܡܐ /jammaː/ |
| Mother | haadha /haːɗa/ | aayyaa /aːjːaː/ | ama /ama/ | ama /ama/ | iná /iˈna/ | hooyo /hoːjo/ | ܐܡܐ /ʔemmaː/ |
| Father | abbaa /abːaː/ | aappaa /aːpːaː/ | anna /anːa/ | anna /anːa/ | abbá /abːa/ | aabo /aːbo/ | ܐܒܐ /ʔabbaː/ |
| Daughter | intala /intala/ | enenta /enenta/ | beetto /beːtːo/ | belto /belto/ | baxá /baˈxa/ | gabadh /ɡabaɖ/ | ܒܪܬܐ /bartaː/ |
| I | ani /ani/ | anti /anti/ | ani /ani/ | ani /ani/ | anu /anu/ | aniga /aniɡa/ | ܐܢܐ /ʔanaː/ |
| You | ati /ati/ | atti /atti/ | ati /ati/ | ati /ati/ | atu /atu/ | adiga /adiɡa/ | ܐܢܬ /ʔatt/ |
| We | nuti /nuti/ | ino /ino/ | ninke /ninke/ | noʼo /noʔo/ | nanu /nanu/ | innaga / annaga /inːaɡa / anːaɡa/ | ܐܢܚܢܢ /ʔanaħnan/ |
| Name | maqaa /makʼaː/ | maχχa /maχːa/ | suʼma /suʔma/ | summa /sumːa/ | migáq /miɡaʕ/ | magac /maɡaʕ/ | ܫܡܐ /ʃmaː/ |
| Person | nama /nama/ | nama /nama/ | mancho /mantʃo/ | manjo /mandʒo/ | núm /num/ | qof /qof/ | ܐܢܫܐ /ʔnaːʃaː/ |
| Head | mataa /mataː/ | matta /matːa/ | umo /umo/ | umo /umo/ | amó /amo/ | madax /madaħ/ | ܪܝܫܐ /reːʃaː/ |
| Eye | ija /idʒa/ | ilta /ilta/ | ille /ilːe/ | ille /ilːe/ | intí /inti/ | il /il/ | ܥܝܢܐ /ʕajnaː/ |
| Ear | gurra /ɡurra/ | napahata /napahata/ | macca /matʃʼːa/ | mansha /manʃa/ | ayti /ajti/ | dheg /ɖeɡ/ | ܐܕܢܐ /ʔedˈnaː/ |
| Nose | funyaan /fuɲaːn/ | sina /sina/ | sano /sano/ | sana /sana/ | san /san/ | san /san/ | ܢܚܝܪܐ /nħiːraː/ |
| Mouth | afaan /afaːn/ | afa /afa/ | afo /afo/ | afoʼo /afoʔo/ | af /af/ | af /af/ | ܦܘܡܐ /pumːaː/ |
| Tooth | ilkaan /ilkaːn/ | ilkitta /ilkitːa/ | hinko /hinko/ | isso /isːo/ | boddiná /bodːina/ | ilig /iliɡ/ | ܫܢܐ /ʃenːaː/ |
| Tongue | arraba /arːaba/ | arrapa /arːapa/ | arrawo /arːawo/ | arrabo /arːabo/ | arraabá /arːaːba/ | carrab /ʕarːab/ | ܠܫܢܐ /liʃːaːnaː/ |
| Hand | harka /haɾka/ | harka /harka/ | anga /anɡa/ | anga /aŋɡa/ | gabá /ɡaba/ | gacan /ɡaʕan/ | ܐܝܕܐ /ʔiːðaː/ |
| Foot | miilla /miːlːa/ | loʛta /loʛta/ | lekka /ˈlekːa/ | lekka /lekːa/ | iba /iba/ | cago /ʕaɡo/ | ܪܓܠܐ /reɡlaː/ |
| Heart | onnee /onːeː/ | sataʔta /sataʔta/ | wodana /wodana/ | wodana /wodana/ | lubbí /lubːi/ | wadne /wadnɛ/ | ܠܒܐ /lebbaː/ |
| Bone | lafee /lafeː/ | lafta /lafta/ | miqicho /mikʼitʃo/ | micco /mitʃʼːo/ | lafa /lafa/ | laf /laf/ | ܓܪܡܐ /ɡarmaː/ |
| Blood | dhiiga /ɖiːɡa/ | diika /ɗiːka/ | munde /munde/ | munde /munde/ | qabal /ʕabal/ | dhiig /ɖiːɡ/ | ܕܡܐ /dmaː/ |
| Poop | udaan /udaːn/ | utaa /utaː/ | ciilo /tʃʼiːlo/ | cilo /tʃʼilo/ | — | saxaro /saħaro/ | ܚܪܝܐ /ħerjaː/ |
| Love | jaalala /dʒaːlala/ | ʄaalaɗiyaa /ʄaːlaɗijaː/ | baxa /batʼa/ | eeyya /eːjːa/ | kacanú /kaħanu/ | jacayl /dʒaʕajl/ | ܚܘܒܐ /ħubbaː/ |
| Tree | muka /muka/ | ʛoyra /ʛojra/ | haqqe /hakʼːe/ | haqqa /hakʼːa/ | caxá /ħaɖa/ | geed /ɡeːd/ | ܐܝܠܢܐ /ʔiːlaːnaː/ |
| Dog | saree /saɾeː/ | kuta /kuta/ | woshichcho /woʃitʃːo/ | kaneessa /kaneːsːa/ | kuta /kuta/ | eey /eːj/ | ܟܠܒܐ /kalbaː/ |
| Cat | adurree /adurːeː/ | aturraata /aturːaːta/ | adurree /adurːeː/ | adurre /aduɾːe/ | dummú /dumːu/ | bisad /bisad/ | ܫܘܢܪܐ /ʃunnaːraː/ |
| Fish | qurxummii /qurxummiː/ | murkuja /murkuʄa/ | qulxuʼme /kʼultʼuʔme/ | qulxuʼme /kʼultʼuʔme/ | kuluntá /kuluntaː/ | kalluun /kalːuːn/ | ܢܘܢܐ /nuːnaː/ |
| Bird | simbirroo /simbirroː/ | χampira /χampira/ | ceʼa /tʃʼeʔa/ | ciʼa /tʃʼiʔa/ | kimbiró /kimbiroː/ | shimbir /ʃimbir/ | ܨܦܪܐ /sˤefraː/ |
| Butterfly | billaacha /bilːaːtʃa/ | — | billaachcha /bilːaːtʃːa/ | — | laahintí /laːhinti/ | balanbaallis /balanbaːlːis/ | — |
| Egg | hanqaaquu /hanqaːquː/ | hukuukka /hukuːkːa/ | quuphichcho /kʼuːpʼitʃːo/ | quuphe /kʼuːpʼe/ | — | ukun /ukun/ | ܒܝܥܬܐ /beːʕtaː/ |
| Horse | farda /farda/ | farta /farta/ | farashsho /faraʃːo/ | fadhado /faɗado/ | faras /faras/ | faras /faras/ | ܣܘܣܝܐ /suːsjaː/ |
| House | mana /mana/ | tika /tika/ | mine /mine/ | mine /mine/ | qarí /ʕari/ | guri /ɡuɾi/ | ܒܝܬܐ /bajtaː/ |
| Milk | aannan /aːnːan/ | aanna /aːnːa/ | ado /ado/ | ado /ado/ | cán /ħan/ | caano /ʕaːno/ | ܚܠܒܐ /ħalbaː/ |
| Honey | damma /damːa/ | takma /takma/ | malawo /malawo/ | malebo /malebo/ | malab /malab/ | malab /malab/ | ܕܒܫܐ /deβʃaː/ |
| Salt | soogidda /soːɡidːa/ | sookitta /soːkitːa/ | maxine /matʼine/ | maxine /matʼine/ | qasbó /ʕasbo/ | cusbo /ʕusbo/ | ܡܠܚܐ /melħaː/ |
| Wine | daadhii wayinii /daːɗiː wajiniː/ | taadeta wayneeta /taːɗeta wajneːta/ | woyinete xajje /wojinete tʼadʒːe/ | woyine /wojine/ | kamri /kamri/ | khamri /χamri/ | ܚܡܪܐ /ħamraː/ |
| Rice | ruuzii /ruːziː/ | — | ruuze /ruːze/ | — | rúddi /rudːi/ | bariis /bariːs/ | ܪܘܙܐ /ruzzaː/ |
| Iron | sibiila /sibiːla/ | sipla /sipla/ | siwiila /siwiːla/ | sibiljo /sibildʒo/ | birta /birta/ | bir /bir/ | ܦܪܙܠܐ /parzlaː/ |
| Wheel | geengoo /ɡeːnɡoː/ | — | qale /kʼale/ | mole /mole/ | — | giraangir /ɡiɾaːnɡiɾ/ | ܓܝܓܠܐ /ɡiɡlaː/ |
| Silk | arrii /arːiː/ | — | — | — | — | xariir /ħaˈriːr/ | — |
| Book | kitaaba /kitaːba/ | mataafa /mataːfa/ | maxaafa /matʼaːfa/ | maxaafa /matʼaːfa/ | kitab /kitab/ | buug /buːɡ/ | ܟܬܒܐ /ktaːβaː/ |
| Eat | nyaachuu /ɲaːtʃuː/ | ɗamiyaa /ɗamijaː/ | ita /ita/ | ita /ita/ | akmé /akme/ | cun /ʕun/ | ܐܟܠ /ʔaːχel/ |
| Drink | dhuguu /ɗuɡuː/ | ikiyaa /ikijaː/ | aga /aɡa/ | haʼwa /haʔwa/ | kibé /kibe/ | cab /ʕab/ | ܫܬܐ /ʃtaː/ |
| Sleep | rafuu /rafuː/ | — | goxa /ɡotʼa/ | diipha /diːpʼa/ | xiiné /ɖiːne/ | hurdo /hurdo/ | ܕܡܟ /dmeχ/ |
| One | tokko /tokːo/ | takka /takːa/ | mitto /mitːo/ | mitto /mitːo/ | inki /inki/ | kow /kow/ | ܚܕ /ħað/ |
| Two | lama /lama/ | lakki /lakːi/ | lame /lame/ | lame /lame/ | namma /namːa/ | laba /laba/ | ܬܪܝܢ /treːn/ |
| Three | sadii /sadiː/ | sessa /sesːa/ | sase /sase/ | sase /sase/ | sidóc /sidoħ/ | saddex /sadːex/ | ܬܠܬ /tlaːθ/ |
| Four | afur /afur/ | afur /afur/ | shoole /ʃoːle/ | shoole /ʃoːle/ | ferey /ferej/ | afar /afar/ | ܐܪܒܥ /ʔarbaʕ/ |
| Five | shan /ʃan/ | ken /ken/ | onte /onte/ | onde /onde/ | konoy /konoj/ | shan /ʃan/ | ܚܡܫ /ħamːeʃ/ |
| Hundred | dhibba /ɗibba/ | dippa /ɗipːa/ | xibbe /tʼibːe/ | dhibba /ɗibːa/ | bool /boːl/ | boqol /boqol/ | ܡܐܐ /maː/ |
| Hello | akkam /akːam/ | nakaytaa /nakajtaː/ | nagaa yiʼne /naɡaː jiʔne/ | mooye /moːje/ | nagá /naɡa/ | salaan /salaːn/ | ܫܠܡܐ /ʃlaːmaː/ |
| Thank you | galatoomi /ɡalatoːmi/ | kalata /kalata/ | galiʼne /ɡaliʔne/ | galaata /ɡalaːta/ | qungúsa /ʕuŋɡusa/ | mahadsanid /mahadsanid/ | ܬܘܕܝ /tawdiː/ |
| Good | gaarii /ɡaːriː/ | paχaara /paχaːra/ | danchu /dantʃu/ | elo /elo/ | meqé /meʕe/ | wanaagsan /wanaːɡsan/ | ܛܒܐ /tˤaːβaː/ |
| New | haaraa /haːraː/ | haraya /haraja/ | haaro /haːro/ | haaro /haːro/ | qusbá /ʕusba/ | cusub /ʕusub/ | ܚܕܬܐ /ħaðtaː/ |
| Red | diimaa /diːmaː/ | tiima /tiːma/ | duuma /duːma/ | diimmo /diːmːo/ | qasá /ʕasa/ | cas /ʕas/ | ܣܘܡܩܐ /sumqaː/ |
| White | adii /adiː/ | ata /ata/ | waajjo /waːdʒːo/ | golalo /ɡolalo/ | qado /ʕado/ | cad /ʕad/ | ܚܘܪܐ /ħewwaːraː/ |
| Black | gurraacha /ɡurːaːtʃaː/ | poora /poːra/ | kolishsho /koliʃːo/ | xillo /tʼilːo/ | datá /data/ | madow /madow/ | ܐܘܟܡܐ /ʔukkaːmaː/ |
| Green | magariisa /maɡariːsa/ | ilaawa /ilaːwa/ | hanja /handʒa/ | haanja /haːndʒa/ | anxaxiní /anɖaɖini/ | cagaar /ʕaɡaːr/ | ܝܘܪܩܐ /jaroːqaː/ |
| Blue | cuquliisa /tʃukʼuliːsa/ | — | — | — | kucliní /kuħlini/ | buluug /buˈluːɡ/ | — |
| Computer | koompitara /koːmpitara/ | — | — | — | — | kombuyuutar /kombujuːtar/ | — |
| Wi-Fi | waayifaayii /waːjifaːjiː/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sushi | sushi /suʃi/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tea | shaayii /ʃaːjiː/ | — | shae /ʃae/ | — | shaahí /ʃaːhi/ | shaah /ʃaːh/ | — |
| Coffee | buna /buna/ | punitta /punitːa/ | buna /buna/ | — | buna /buna/ | qaxwo /qaħwo/ | — |
| Sugar | sukkaara /sukːaːra/ | — | sukkaare /sukːaːre/ | — | sokkár /sokːar/ | sonkor /sonkor/ | — |
| Orange | birtukaanii /birtukaːniː/ | — | burtukaane /burtukaːne/ | — | burtukán /burtukan/ | liin /liːn/ | — |
| Ninety-nine | sagaltamii sagal /saɡaltamiː saɡal/ | — | honsayina honse /honsajina honse/ | sallane tommenna sallane /salːane tomːenːa salːane/ | sagla taban kee sagaal /saɡla taban keː saɡaːl/ | sagaal iyo sagaashan /saˈɡaːl ijo saɡaːˈʃan/ | — |
| Internet laughter | kkk | — | — | — | — | hhhh | — |
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Oromo
An
uffata
hoteela
fuuldura
suuqii keessatti
argee
ofkoluuf ilaaluu
barbaada
I
want to
try on
a suit
I
saw
in
a shop
across from
the hotel
Ich
möchte
einen Anzug
anprobieren
den
ich
in einem
Geschäft
gegenüber vom
Hotel
gesehen habe
मैं
होटल
के सामने
एक दुकान
में
देखा
सूट को
पहनकर देखना
चाहता हूँ
私は
ホテルの
向かいの
お店
で
見た
スーツを
試着
したいです
我
想
试穿
酒店
对面的
商店
里
看到的
那套西装
أنا
أريد
أن أجرب
بدلة
رأيتها
في
محل
مقابل
الفندق
Я
хочу
примерить
костюм
который
я увидел
в
магазине
напротив
отеля
Oromo
Maqaan
koo
Tanaka
dha
My
name
is
Tanaka
Mein
Name
ist
Tanaka
मेरा
नाम
तनाका
है
私の
名前は
田中
です
我的
名字
是
田中
اسمي
هو
تاناكا
Моё
имя
—
Танака
Oromo
Ani
ganama hunda
sa'a 7tti
ciree
nan nyaadha
I
eat
breakfast
every morning
at 7 o'clock
Ich
frühstücke
jeden Morgen
um 7 Uhr
मैं
हर सुबह
7 बजे
नाश्ता
करता हूँ
毎朝
7時に
朝ごはんを
食べます
我
每天早上
七点
吃
早饭
أتناول
أنا
الإفطار
كل صباح
الساعة السابعة
Я
завтракаю
каждое утро
в 7 часов
Oromo
Buufanni
dhiyoo
eessatti
argama
Where
is
the nearest
station
Wo
ist
der nächste
Bahnhof
सबसे नज़दीकी
स्टेशन
कहाँ
है
一番近い
駅は
どこ
です
か
最近的
车站
在
哪里
أين
تقع
أقرب
محطة
Где
находится
ближайшая
станция
Oromo
Buna
kun
baay'ee
mi'aawa dha
This
coffee
is
very
delicious
Dieser
Kaffee
ist
sehr
lecker
यह
कॉफ़ी
बहुत
स्वादिष्ट है
この
コーヒーは
とても
おいしいです
这
咖啡
很
好喝
هذه
القهوة
لذيذة
جداً
Этот
кофе
очень
вкусный
Oromo
Ani
yunivarsiitii keessatti
Jaappaaniiffa
nan baradha
I
study
Japanese
at university
Ich
studiere
Japanisch
an der Universität
मैं
विश्वविद्यालय में
जापानी
पढ़ता हूँ
私は
大学で
日本語を
勉強しています
我
在大学
学
日语
أنا
أدرس
اللغة اليابانية
في الجامعة
Я
изучаю
японский язык
в университете
Oromo
Borii
haalli qilleensaa
aduu
ta'a
Tomorrow's
weather
will be
sunny
Morgen
wird
das Wetter
sonnig
sein
कल
मौसम
धूप वाला
होगा
明日の
天気は
晴れ
でしょう
明天
天气
会
晴天
سيكون
الطقس
غداً
مشمساً
Завтра
погода
будет
солнечной
Oromo
Haatii koo
guyyuu hunda
irbaata
ni bilchiti
My mother
cooks
dinner
every day
Meine Mutter
kocht
jeden Tag
Abendessen
मेरी माँ
हर रोज़
रात का खाना
बनाती है
お母さんは
毎日
夕食を
作ります
我妈妈
每天
做
晚饭
تطبخ
أمي
العشاء
كل يوم
Моя мама
готовит
ужин
каждый день
Oromo
An
waggaa
dhufu
Jaappaan
deemuu
barbaada
I
want to
go
to
Japan
next
year
Ich
möchte
nächstes
Jahr
nach
Japan
fahren
मैं
अगले
साल
जापान
जाना
चाहता हूँ
私は
来
年
日本
に
行き
たいです
我
明
年
想
去
日本
أنا
أريد
أن أذهب
إلى
اليابان
العام
القادم
Я
хочу
поехать
в
Японию
в следующем
году
Oromo
Ati
Ingiliffaan
dubbachuu
ni dandeessa
Can
you
speak
English
Können
Sie
Englisch
sprechen
आप
अंग्रेज़ी
बोल
सकते हैं
あなたは
英語が
話せ
ます
か
你
会
说
英语
吗
هل
تستطيع
التحدث
باللغة الإنجليزية
Вы
умеете
говорить
по-английски
Compare with languages in the same classification
Oromo
An
uffata
hoteela
fuuldura
suuqii keessatti
argee
ofkoluuf ilaaluu
barbaada
Waxaan
rabaa
in aan isku eego
sharci
aan arkay
dukaan
ka soo horjeeda
hotelka
Oromo
Maqaan
koo
Tanaka
dha
Magacaygu
waa
Tanaka
Oromo
Ani
ganama hunda
sa'a 7tti
ciree
nan nyaadha
Waxaan
cunaa
quraac
subax walba
saacadda 7
Oromo
Buufanni
dhiyoo
eessatti
argama
Xaggee
ayuu
ugu dhow yahay
istayshinka
Oromo
Buna
kun
baay'ee
mi'aawa dha
Kafigan
kan
waa aad u
macaan
Oromo
Ani
yunivarsiitii keessatti
Jaappaaniiffa
nan baradha
Waxaan
bartaa
Jabbaaniis
jaamacadda
Oromo
Borii
haalli qilleensaa
aduu
ta'a
Berri
cimiladu
wuxuu noqon doonaa
cadceed
Oromo
Haatii koo
guyyuu hunda
irbaata
ni bilchiti
Hooyaday
karinjisaa
casho
maalin walba
Oromo
An
waggaa
dhufu
Jaappaan
deemuu
barbaada
Waxaan
rabaa
in aan aado
Japan
sanadka
soo socda
Oromo
Ati
Ingiliffaan
dubbachuu
ni dandeessa
Ma
ku hadli kartaa
Ingiriisi
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