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Amharic and Ilocano


Ilocano 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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Commission on the Filipino Language   

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
6   
3

How Many Consonants
31   
21
20   
10

Scripts
Ethiopic   
Ilokano Braille, Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Selam   
Kablaaw   

Thank You
amesege'nallo'   
Agyamanak   

How Are You?
Dehina newot?   
Kumusta?   

Good Night
Dehna dur   
Naimbag a rabii   

Good Evening
melkam meshe't   
Naimbag a sardam   

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu   
Naimbag a malem   

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru   
Naimbag a bigat   

Please
i'bakwon   
Not available   

Sorry
aznallehu   
Agpakawanak   

Bye
tschao   
Pakada   

I Love You
afekirishalehu   
Ayayatenka   

Excuse Me
yiqirta   
Maawan-dayawen   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar   
Balangao   

Where They Speak
Gondar   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
21,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Gojjami   
Bontoc   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
41,000.00   
39

Dialect 3
Showa   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Not present   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
2   
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
0.14 %   
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
9.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million   
23
Not Available   

Native Name
Not Available   
ilokano   

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

French Name
amharique   
ilocano   

German Name
Amharisch   
Ilokano-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Amharas   
Ilocano people   

History

Origin
13th century   
18th 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   
Modern Ilocano   

Language Position
55   
40
94   
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   
ilo   

ISO 639 2/B
amh   
ilo   

ISO 639 3
amh   
ilo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
amha1245   
ilok1237   

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a   
31-CBA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Amharic and Ilocano Speaking population

Amharic and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Amharic vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Ilocano Language Codes

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

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