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Amharic and Italian


Italian and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
7   
8

National Language
Ethiopia   
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   

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.
  
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
French and Portuguese Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Amharic-1.jpg#200   
Italian-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   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Selam   
ciao   

Thank You
amesege'nallo'   
grazie   

How Are You?
Dehina newot?   
Come stai?   

Good Night
Dehna dur   
buonanotte   

Good Evening
melkam meshe't   
buonasera   

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu   
buon pomeriggio   

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru   
buongiorno   

Please
i'bakwon   
Per Favore   

Sorry
aznallehu   
scusate   

Bye
tschao   
arrivederci   

I Love You
afekirishalehu   
Ti amo   

Excuse Me
yiqirta   
Scusami   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar   
Romanesco   

Where They Speak
Gondar   
Lazio   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,000,000.00   
21

Dialect 2
Gojjami   
Central Italian   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000,000.00   
14

Dialect 3
Showa   
Tuscan   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
15   
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
18.70 million   
99+
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
0.90 %   
22

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
64.00 million   
18

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million   
23
14.00 million   
20

Native Name
Not Available   
Italiano   

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

French Name
amharique   
italien   

German Name
Amharisch   
Italienisch   

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]   
[itaˈljaːno]   

Ethnicity
Amharas   
Italians   

History

Origin
13th century   
960 BC   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Romance   

Branch
Ethiopic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Amharic   
Italian   

Language Position
55   
40
27   
23

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic   
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
am   
it   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh   
ita   

ISO 639 2/B
amh   
ita   

ISO 639 3
amh   
ita   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
itas   

Glottocode
amha1245   
ital1282   

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a   
51-AAA-q   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Amharic and Italian Speaking population

Amharic and Italian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Italian languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Italian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 %. 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 Italian on Amharic vs Italian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Italian Language Codes

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

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