Oromo Translation & Interpretation Services
Oromo language
Providing Professional Translation, Interpretation, and Localization services in Oromo and more than 300 other languages and dialects.
Autonym(s)
Afaan Oromoo
Number of Speakers
Native Speakers: 45.5 million
Geographic Distribution
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia
Official or Recognized Status
Ethiopia (Official), Kenya (Recognized Minority Language)
Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic
Features
Characterized by a subject–object–verb (SOV) word order, rich agglutinative morphology, and a highly developed case system that marks grammatical roles directly on nouns. It features grammatical gender (masculine and feminine), extensive use of suffixes for tense, aspect, mood, and voice, and a pitch-based accent system that contributes to meaning. Oromo also has a productive system of derivational morphology, allowing new words to be formed efficiently from existing roots, and it is written using a standardized Latin-based orthography (Qubee).
Dialects
Oromo has several major dialect groups that reflect the broad geographic spread of its speakers across Ethiopia, Kenya, and neighboring regions. The most widely used and standardized form is Central Oromo (often called Shewa Oromo), which serves as the basis for education and media. Other major dialect groupings include Western Oromo (Wellega), Eastern Oromo (Hararge), Southern Oromo (Borana-Guji), and Northern Oromo (Rayya). These dialects are largely mutually intelligible, though they differ in pronunciation, vocabulary, and some grammatical features, shaped by regional history, contact with neighboring languages, and varying cultural traditions.
Writing System
Latin script
U.S. Distribution
In the U.S., Oromo is primarily spoken within East African diaspora communities, with the largest concentrations in Minnesota (especially the Twin Cities), which hosts the largest Oromo population in the country. Other significant communities are located in Washington state (Seattle area), Ohio (Columbus and surrounding cities), California, Texas, and Georgia. These populations grew primarily through refugee resettlement beginning in the 1990s and continue to expand through family reunification, supporting active Oromo-language media, community organizations, and cultural centers across several regions of the U.S.
At Latitude Prime, we provide Oromo translation, Oromo interpretation, and Oromo localization services across various specialized subject areas and multiple dialects. Whether you need to translate immigration-related documents from Oromo to English, need an Oromo interpreter for a business meeting in Ethiopia, or want to localize your website into Oromo to market your products or services in Oromo-speaking parts of Ethiopia and Kenya, Latitude Prime has the customized language solution to meet all your Oromo language needs.
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