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OROMO [1 record]

Record 1 2014-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
OBS

Oromo is an Afro-Asiatic language. It is the most widely spoken tongue in the family's Cushitic branch, and has the most native speakers of any language of Ethiopia.

Key term(s)
  • Afaan Oromo
  • Oromoo

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
OBS

L'oromo (oromifa ou afaan oromo) est une langue couchitique, parlée par plus de 35 millions d'Oromos dans la Corne de l'Afrique, principalement en Éthiopie.

Key term(s)
  • oromiffa

Spanish

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