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Within Ethiopia, Oromo is the language with the largest number of native speakers. Within Africa, Oromo is the language with the fourth most speakers, after Arabic (if one counts the mutually unintelligible spoken forms of Arabic as a single language and assumes the same for the varieties of Oromo), Swahili, and Hausa.
Oromo language serves as the official working language and the primary language of education in the Oromia, [19] Harar and Dire Dawa and of the Oromia Zone in the Amhara Region. Somali is the official working language of Somali Region and Dire Dawa , while Afar, [ 20 ] Harari, [ 21 ] and Tigrinya [ 22 ] are recognized as official working ...
It is a language of primary education in Oromia, Harari and of the Oromia Zone in the Amhara Region. It is used as an internet language for federal websites along with Tigrinya. [48] There are more than 33.8% Oromo speakers in Ethiopia and it is considered the most widely spoken language in Ethiopia. [47]
The Oromo people (pron. / ˈ ɒr əm oʊ / ORR-əm-oh [11] Oromo: Oromoo) are a Cushitic ethnic group native to the Oromia region of Ethiopia and parts of Northern Kenya. [12] They speak the Oromo language (also called Afaan Oromoo), which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family. [12]
Harari Region is the smallest regional state in Ethiopia in both land area and population. Harari and Oromo are the two official languages of the region. The region was created by splitting the Hundane woreda from East Hararghe Zone. As a result, Harari Region is enclaved by Oromia. [5]
The Oromoid languages are a branch of Lowland East Cushitic languages that includes the most populous Cushitic language, Oromo, and the closely related Konsoid dialect cluster. Oromo Oromo, Eastern Oromo, Borana, Orma, Waata Konsoid (Konso–Gidole) Konso, Dirasha (Gidole), Bussa (Mossiya), Mashile, Turo, Gato
Borena (Oromo: Boorana) is a zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia. ... Oromo was spoken as a first language by 90.94%, Gedeo was spoken by 4.06% and Konso by 2.72%; ...
Ethiopia has the largest amount of Oromo speakers with 33.8% or around 27 million, [10] whilst Kenya has a relatively lower amount around 300,000 and Somalia with a mentionable 45,000. [11] Oromo is one of the official languages in Ethiopia but brings mixed reactions among its use.