Oromo

Cushitic language
Language language Q33864
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Oromo

Summary

Oromo is a language[1]. Oromo ranks in the top 0.57% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,076 views/month, #32 of 5,611).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oromo is in the country of Ethiopia[3].
  • Oromo is in the country of Somalia[4].
  • Oromo is in the country of Kenya[5].
  • Oromo's instance of is recorded as language[6].
  • Oromo's instance of is recorded as macrolanguage[7].
  • Oromo's instance of is recorded as modern language[8].
  • Oromo is a type of Cushitic[9].
  • Oromo is a type of Oromoid[10].
  • Oromo's writing system is recorded as Latin script[11].
  • Oromo's writing system is recorded as Geʽez script[12].
  • Oromo's Wikimedia language code is recorded as om[13].
  • Oromo's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 4, 'lon': 38}[14].
  • Oromo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oromo language[15].
  • Oromo's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+24000000'}[16].
  • Oromo's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+36000000'}[17].
  • Oromo's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'om', 'text': 'Afaan Oromoo'}[18].
  • Oromo's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'tg', 'text': 'оромоӣ'}[19].
  • Oromo's indigenous to is recorded as Oromia Region[20].
  • Oromo's indigenous to is recorded as Oromo people[21].
  • Oromo's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/ORM[22].
  • Oromo's category for films in this language is recorded as Category:Oromo-language films[23].
  • Oromo's related category is recorded as Category:Oromo pronunciation[24].

Why It Matters

Oromo ranks in the top 0.57% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,076 views/month, #32 of 5,611).[2] Oromo has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Oromo is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . ethnologue.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Glottolog. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . cia.gov. cia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 4, 'lon': 38}
    Related category Category:Oromo pronunciation
    Category for films in this language Category:Oromo-language films
    Country
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