Amharic and Igbo
Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Nigeria
National Language
Ethiopia
Nigeria
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
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
Not Available
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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.
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
amesege'nallo'
dalụ
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
Dehna dur
ka chi fo
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
ụtụtụ ọma
I Love You
afekirishalehu
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Where They Speak
Gondar
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Showa
Not present
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
igbo
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
Ibo
French Name
amharique
igbo
German Name
Amharisch
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Amharas
Igbo people
Origin
13th century
30th Century BC
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Branch
Ethiopic
Not Available
Early Forms
Ge'ez
No early forms
Standard Forms
Amharic
Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
amha1245
nucl1417
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative
All Amharic and Igbo 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 Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Igbo Speaking population
Amharic and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo language is Not Available. 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 Igbo on Amharic vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Igbo Language Codes
Amharic and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.