Oromo

See also: oromo

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɒrəmoʊ/, /ɔːˈroʊmoʊ/

Noun

Oromo (plural Oromos or Oromo)

1. 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

1. 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

1. 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 (behind paywall), a macrolanguage including:

• Ethnologue entry for Borana-Arsi-Guji, gax (behind paywall)
• Ethnologue entry for Eastern Oromo, hae (behind paywall)
• Ethnologue entry for Orma, orc (behind paywall)
• Ethnologue entry for West Central Oromo, gaz (behind paywall)

Related Languages:

• Ethnologue entry for Waata (Sanye), ssn (behind paywall)