Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
  
Burma
  
National Language
Ethiopia
  
Burundi, Gambia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Africa, Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  
Similar To
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Kinyarwanda Language
  
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Ethiopic
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
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Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
Selam
  
Bwakeye
  
Thank You
amesege'nallo'
  
Urakoze
  
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
  
Urakomeye?
  
Good Night
Dehna dur
  
Ijoro ryiza
  
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
  
Mwaramutse
  
Please
i'bakwon
  
Ndagusavye
  
Sorry
aznallehu
  
Not available
  
Bye
tschao
  
N’agasaga
  
I Love You
afekirishalehu
  
Not available
  
Excuse Me
yiqirta
  
Not available
  
Dialect 1
Gondar
  
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Where They Speak
Gondar
  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Gojjami
  
Ha
  
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Showa
  
Shubi
  
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
18.70 million
  
99+
8.80 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
25.00 million
  
32
8.80 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
10.00 million
  
23
Not Available
  
Native Name
Not Available
  
íkiRǔndi
  
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
  
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French Name
amharique
  
rundi
  
German Name
Amharisch
  
Kirundi
  
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Amharas
  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Origin
13th century
  
1500
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Semitic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Ethiopic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Ge'ez
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Amharic
  
Kirundi
  
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
am
  
rn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
amh
  
run
  
ISO 639 2/B
amh
  
run
  
ISO 639 3
amh
  
run
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
amha1245
  
rund1242
  
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
All Amharic and Kirundi 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 Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Kirundi Speaking population
Amharic and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 %. 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 Kirundi on Amharic vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Kirundi Language Codes
Amharic and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.