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Amharic and Cebuano


Cebuano and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Ethiopia   
Philippines   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Philippines   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   

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.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Hiligaynon Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Island of Cebu   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
31   
21
16   
6

Scripts
Ethiopic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
3 weeks   
1

Greetings

Hello
Selam   
Hoy   

Thank You
amesege'nallo'   
Salamat   

How Are You?
Dehina newot?   
Kumusta man ka?   

Good Night
Dehna dur   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Evening
melkam meshe't   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu   
Maayong Hapon   

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru   
Maayong Buntag   

Please
i'bakwon   
Palihug   

Sorry
aznallehu   
Ikasubo ko   

Bye
tschao   
Babay   

I Love You
afekirishalehu   
Gihigugma ko ikaw   

Excuse Me
yiqirta   
Ekskyus mi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar   
Boholano   

Where They Speak
Gondar   
Bohol   

Dialect 2
Gojjami   
Southern Kana   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
southern Leyte   

Dialect 3
Showa   
North Kana   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
northern part of Leyte   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
18.70 million   
99+
Not Available   

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
0.32 %   
38

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
21.00 million   
36

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million   
23
14.50 million   
19

Native Name
Not Available   
Visayan   

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   

French Name
amharique   
cebuano   

German Name
Amharisch   
Cebuano   

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Amharas   
Cebuano people   

History

Origin
13th century   
16th century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Not Available   

Branch
Ethiopic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Amharic   
Standard Cebuano   

Language Position
55   
40
62   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
am   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh   
ceb   

ISO 639 2/B
amh   
ceb   

ISO 639 3
amh   
ceb   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
amha1245   
cebu1242   

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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All Amharic and Cebuano 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 Cebuano dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Cebuano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Cebuano Dialects are spoken in different Cebuano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Cebuano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Cebuano dialects include: Boholano , Southern Kana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Amharic and Cebuano Speaking population

Amharic and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Amharic vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Cebuano Language Codes

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

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