Language

Oromo

Oromo is a macrolanguage.

Complete Bible

via Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo and 2 other member languages

Scripture in Oromo

A complete Bible is reported in 3 member languages of Oromo, including Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Oromo is spoken

No country is recorded in our sources.

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About Oromo

ISO 639-3 code
orm

Languages grouped as Oromo 4

ISO 639-3 treats Oromo as a macrolanguage: closely related languages that are sometimes counted as one. Scripture is recorded for each member language, so Oromo shows the best status among them.

Dialects and varieties 3

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Oromo as a whole.

  • OrmaNo known Scripture
  • Oromo, Borana-Arsi-GujiNo known Scripture
  • Oromo, West CentralNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.