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Amharic and Latvian


Latvian and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   
European Union, Latvia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Ethiopia   
Latvia   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Latvian State Language Center   

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.
  
  • The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Lithuanian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
9   
6

How Many Consonants
31   
21
24   
14

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
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Selam   
Sveiki   

Thank You
amesege'nallo'   
Paldies   

How Are You?
Dehina newot?   
Kā jums klājas?   

Good Night
Dehna dur   
Ar labunakti   

Good Evening
melkam meshe't   
Labvakar   

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu   
Labdien   

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru   
Labrīt   

Please
i'bakwon   
lūdzu   

Sorry
aznallehu   
Piedodiet!   

Bye
tschao   
Uz redzēšanos   

I Love You
afekirishalehu   
Es tevi mīlu   

Excuse Me
yiqirta   
Piedodiet!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar   
Livonian   

Where They Speak
Gondar   
Latvia   

Dialect 2
Gojjami   
Middle Latvian   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Latvia   

Dialect 3
Showa   
High Latvian   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
France, Latvia   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
Not Available   

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
1.75 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million   
23
Not Available   

Native Name
Not Available   
latviešu valoda   

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

French Name
amharique   
letton   

German Name
Amharisch   
Lettisch   

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Amharas   
Latvians or Letts   

History

Origin
13th century   
1530   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Baltic   

Branch
Ethiopic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Amharic   
Latvian   

Language Position
55   
40
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic   
Latvian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
am   
lv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh   
lav   

ISO 639 2/B
amh   
lav   

ISO 639 3
amh   
lav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
not Available   

Glottocode
amha1245   
latv1249   

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a   
54-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Synthetic   

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

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Amharic and Latvian Speaking population

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Amharic and Latvian Language Codes

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