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Amharic and Navajo


Navajo and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   
United States of America   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Ethiopia   
United States of America   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
North America   

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.
  
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Apache Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
12   
9

How Many Consonants
31   
21
34   
24

Scripts
Ethiopic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Selam   
Yá'át'ééh   

Thank You
amesege'nallo'   
Ahéhee'   

How Are You?
Dehina newot?   
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?   

Good Night
Dehna dur   
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'   

Good Evening
melkam meshe't   
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní   

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu   
Yá'át'ééh   

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru   
Yá'át'ééh abíní   

Please
i'bakwon   
T'aa shoodi   

Sorry
aznallehu   
Not available   

Bye
tschao   
Hágoónee’   

I Love You
afekirishalehu   
Ayóó ánííníshí   

Excuse Me
yiqirta   
Shoohá   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar   
Navajo1   

Where They Speak
Gondar   
Arizona   

Dialect 2
Gojjami   
Navajo2   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
New Mexico   

Dialect 3
Showa   
Navajo3   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Utah   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
Not Available   

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
1.70 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million   
23
Not Available   

Native Name
Not Available   
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí   

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

French Name
amharique   
navaho   

German Name
Amharisch   
Navajo-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Amharas   
Navajo people   

History

Origin
13th century   
1500 CE   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Dené–Yeniseian Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Athapascan   

Branch
Ethiopic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Amharic   
Navajo   

Language Position
55   
40
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic   
Navajo Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
am   
nv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh   
nav   

ISO 639 2/B
amh   
nav   

ISO 639 3
amh   
nav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
amha1245   
nava1243   

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic   

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All Amharic and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Amharic and Navajo Speaking population

Amharic and Navajo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Navajo languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Navajo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Navajo language is Not Available. 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 Navajo on Amharic vs Navajo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Navajo Language Codes

Amharic and Navajo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Navajo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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