Oromo

See also: oromo

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɒrəmoʊ/, /ɔːˈroʊmoʊ/

Noun

Oromo (plural Oromos or Oromo)

A member of the peoples of eastern Africa Ethiopia and northern Kenya.

Translations

A member of the peoples of eastern Africa Ethiopia and northern Kenya

Afar: Oroomo
Afán Oromó: Oromoo (om)
French: Oromo (fr) m
Portuguese: oromo (pt) m

Proper noun

Oromo

The Cushitic language of this people.

Translations

language

Catalan: oromo m
Finnish: oromo (fi)
French: oromo (fr) m
Oromo: Oromoo (om)
Portuguese: oromo (pt) m
Russian: оро́мо (ru) m (orómo), (archaic) га́лла (ru) (gálla)
Swedish: oromo (sv) c
Tigrinya: ኦሮሞ (ʾoromo)

Adjective

relating to the Oromo or their language.

Derived terms

Oromia

Further reading

ISO 639-1 code om, ISO 639-3 code orm (SIL)
Ethnologue entry for Oromo, orm ⁠, a macrolanguage including:

Ethnologue entry for Borana-Arsi-Guji, gax ⁠
Ethnologue entry for Eastern Oromo, hae ⁠
Ethnologue entry for Orma, orc ⁠
Ethnologue entry for West Central Oromo, gaz ⁠

Related Languages:

Ethnologue entry for Waata (Sanye), ssn ⁠

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