Amharic and Shona
Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Zimbabwe
National Language
Ethiopia
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
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.
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Similar To
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Kalanga and Nambya Language
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'
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Dehna dur
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
Manheru
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
Masikati
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
Mangwanani
Please
i'bakwon
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
aznallehu
Ndineurombo
I Love You
afekirishalehu
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
yiqirta
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Gondar
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Gojjami
Karanga
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
southern Zimbabwe
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Second Language Speakers
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Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
amharique
shona
German Name
Amharisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
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Ethnicity
Amharas
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Origin
13th century
20th century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Ge'ez
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Standard Forms
Amharic
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Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
amha1245
core1255
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Amharic and Shona 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 Shona dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Shona Speaking population
Amharic and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona 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 Shona on Amharic vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Shona Language Codes
Amharic and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.