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Amharic and Shona


Shona and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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
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.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
31   
21
46   
34

Scripts
Ethiopic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Selam   
Mhoro   

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   

Bye
tschao   
bye   

I Love You
afekirishalehu   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
yiqirta   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
Gondar   
Zimbabwe   

Dialect 2
Gojjami   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
southern Zimbabwe   

Dialect 3
Showa   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
18.70 million   
99+
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
8.30 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million   
23
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   

French Name
amharique   
shona   

German Name
Amharisch   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Amharas   
Not Available   

History

Origin
13th century   
20th century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Ethiopic   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Amharic   
Not Available   

Language Position
55   
40
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
am   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
amh   
sna   

ISO 639 3
amh   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
amha1245   
core1255   

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a   
99-AUT-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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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.

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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.

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