Oromo is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch, primarily spoken by the Oromo people, native to the Ethiopian state of Oromia and northern Kenya. It is used as a lingua franca in Oromia and northeastern Kenya.
Facts
ISO 639-3 Code Speaker Count2019-2024 estimate, native speakers, all countries combined; the infobox gives this as the inclusive code orm figure, which also covers several individual dialect codes. Connections
Written In
Oromo is standardly written in the Latin alphabet (Qubee).
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Oromo Language
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Oromo is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch, primarily spoken by the Oromo people, native to the Ethiopian state of Oromia and northern Kenya. It is used as a lingua franca in Oromia and northeastern Kenya. It is officially written in the Latin script, although traditional scripts are also informally used.
Infobox, ISO 639-3
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Infobox, Speakers
45.5 million (all countries) (2019-2024)
Infobox, Region
Oromia
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