Afro-Asiatic · ISO 639-3 gax
Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo Language
Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by about 3.9 million people in 1 country. It is written in the Latin script.
Where Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo is spoken
- Official language
- Regional official
- Spoken by 10%+
- 1–10%
- Smaller communities
Countries that speak Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo
About the Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo language
Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo is spoken by about 3.9 million people, which makes it the 213th most spoken language in the world — just behind Zarma (3.9 million) and ahead of Gilaki (3.9 million). It belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language family and, more precisely, to the Central-Tana Oromo group within the East Cushitic branch.
Where is Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo spoken?
Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo is used in 1 country. The largest communities live in Ethiopia (3.9 million).
Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo is not a national official language anywhere.
Writing system and status
Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo is written in the Latin script. It is a safe, widely transmitted language: children still learn it at home as their first language.
Its closest relatives in the same branch of the family are Eastern Oromo, Somali, Maay, Afar, Oromo and Sidamo.
ISO codes: ISO 639-3 gax.
Frequently asked questions about Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo
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Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT). Speaker numbers include first- and second-language speakers where sources report them.