Amharic and Malagasy
Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Madagascar
National Language
Ethiopia
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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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.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
amesege'nallo'
Misaotra
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
Dehna dur
Alina tsara
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
Maraina tsara
Sorry
aznallehu
Miala tsiny
I Love You
afekirishalehu
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
yiqirta
Azafady
Dialect 1
Gondar
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Gondar
Merina
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Gojjami
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Sakalava
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Showa
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Where They Speak
Ethiopia
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How Many People Speak?
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
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Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
amharique
malgache
German Name
Amharisch
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
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Ethnicity
Amharas
Malagasy people
Origin
13th century
1000 AD
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Austronesian
Branch
Ethiopic
Indonesian
Early Forms
Ge'ez
No early forms
Standard Forms
Amharic
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
amha1245
mala1537
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Amharic and Malagasy 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 Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Malagasy Speaking population
Amharic and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Amharic vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Malagasy Language Codes
Amharic and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.