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Amharic and Amharic


Amharic and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Ethiopia   
Ethiopia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  

Similar To
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Derived From
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Alphabets

Alphabets in
Amharic-1.jpg#200   
Amharic-1.jpg#200   

Alphabets
33   
15
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
31   
21
31   
21

Scripts
Ethiopic   
Ethiopic   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Selam   
Selam   

Thank You
amesege'nallo'   
amesege'nallo'   

How Are You?
Dehina newot?   
Dehina newot?   

Good Night
Dehna dur   
Dehna dur   

Good Evening
melkam meshe't   
melkam meshe't   

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu   
i'ndemin walu   

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru   
i'ndemin adäru   

Please
i'bakwon   
i'bakwon   

Sorry
aznallehu   
aznallehu   

Bye
tschao   
tschao   

I Love You
afekirishalehu   
afekirishalehu   

Excuse Me
yiqirta   
yiqirta   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar   
Gondar   

Where They Speak
Gondar   
Gondar   

Dialect 2
Gojjami   
Gojjami   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Ethiopia   

Dialect 3
Showa   
Showa   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Ethiopia   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
18.70 million   
99+
18.70 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
0.37 %   
35

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
25.00 million   
32

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million   
23
10.00 million   
23

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   

French Name
amharique   
amharique   

German Name
Amharisch   
Amharisch   

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]   
[amarɨɲɲa]   

Ethnicity
Amharas   
Amharas   

History

Origin
13th century   
13th century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Semitic   

Branch
Ethiopic   
Ethiopic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez   
Ge'ez   

Standard Forms
Amharic   
Amharic   

Language Position
55   
40
55   
40

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic   
Signed Amharic   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
am   
am   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh   
amh   

ISO 639 2/B
amh   
amh   

ISO 639 3
amh   
amh   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
amha1245   
amha1245   

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a   
12-ACB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional   

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All Amharic and Amharic Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Amharic and Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Amharic and Amharic Speaking population

Amharic and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Amharic and Amharic on Amharic vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Amharic Language Codes

Amharic and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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