Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
  
Burkina Faso
  
National Language
Ethiopia
  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
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.
  
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
Similar To
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Dagbani Language
  
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Ethiopic
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Selam
  
Kia ora
  
Thank You
amesege'nallo'
  
Laafi bala
  
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
  
Laafi beme ?
  
Good Night
Dehna dur
  
Ne y yungo
  
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
  
ne y zabre
  
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
  
Kia ora
  
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
  
Ne y yibeogo
  
Please
i'bakwon
  
gafare
  
Sorry
aznallehu
  
gafare
  
Bye
tschao
  
Wend na kon-d nindaare
  
I Love You
afekirishalehu
  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
  
Excuse Me
yiqirta
  
Y gafare
  
Dialect 1
Gondar
  
Ouapadoupou
  
Where They Speak
Gondar
  
Burkina Faso
  
Dialect 2
Gojjami
  
Saremde
  
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
  
Burkina Faso
  
Dialect 3
Showa
  
Taolende
  
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak?
18.70 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
25.00 million
  
32
7.60 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
10.00 million
  
23
Not Available
  
Native Name
Not Available
  
Mosse
  
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
  
Not Available
  
French Name
amharique
  
moré
  
German Name
Amharisch
  
Mossi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Amharas
  
Mossi
  
Origin
13th century
  
Not available
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Semitic
  
Western Sudanic
  
Branch
Ethiopic
  
Gur (Voltaic)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Ge'ez
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Amharic
  
Mossi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
am
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
amh
  
mos
  
ISO 639 2/B
amh
  
mos
  
ISO 639 3
amh
  
mos
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
amha1245
  
moss1236
  
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
All Amharic and Mossi 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 Mossi dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Mossi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Mossi Dialects are spoken in different Mossi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Mossi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou , Saremde. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Mossi Speaking population
Amharic and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 %. 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 Mossi on Amharic vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Mossi Language Codes
Amharic and Mossi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Mossi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.