Amharic and Japanese
Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Japan
National Language
Ethiopia
Japan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Palau
Regulated By
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Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
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Korean Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Selam
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
amesege'nallo'
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
Dehna dur
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
i'bakwon
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
aznallehu
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
tschao
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
afekirishalehu
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
yiqirta
すみません (Sumimasen)
Where They Speak
Gondar
Kagawa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Fukuoka
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
kansai
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
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日本語
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
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French Name
amharique
japonais
German Name
Amharisch
Japanisch
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Amharas
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Semitic
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Branch
Ethiopic
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Early Forms
Ge'ez
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Amharic
Japanese
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
amha1245
nucl1643
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Amharic and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Japanese Speaking population
Amharic and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Amharic vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Japanese Language Codes
Amharic and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.