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Language code: orm

Technical information about ISO 639 language code orm

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The table below provides technical details for the Oromo language, designated by the orm code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

orm

Name

Official

Oromo

Native

Afaan Oromoo

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Borana–Arsi–Guji OromoWest-Central OromoEastern OromoOrma Oromo
Related languages
SomaliAfarSidamaBejaSaho
Key facts
Uses the Latin-based Qubee alphabet adopted in the early 1990sLargest Cushitic language by number of speakersDistinguishes both vowel length and consonant geminationBasic word order is subject–object–verb and it employs postpositionsNouns mark gender and number, while verbs show rich person-number-mood inflection
Sample phrase

Akkam, akkam jirtu?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Oromo language, identified by the code orm, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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