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Amharic and Somali History


Somali and Amharic Language History


History

Origin
13th century   
19th century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Cushitic   

Branch
Ethiopic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Amharic   
Somali   

Language Position
55   
40
83   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic   
Somali Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

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Early forms of Amharic and Somali

The Early forms of Amharic and Somali explains the evolution of Amharic and Somali languages which is under Amharic and Somali history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Amharic and Somali history we will understand how the Amharic and Somali languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Amharic: Ge'ez.
  • Early forms of Somali: No early forms.
  • Standard forms of Amharic: Amharic.
  • Standard forms of Somali: Somali.
  • Signed forms of Amharic: Signed Amharic
  • Signed forms of Somali: Signed Amharic

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Amharic and Somali Language Family

In Amharic and Somali history, you will get to know about Amharic and Somali language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Amharic is a part of Afro-Asiatic Family while Somali is a part of Afro-Asiatic Family. The subgroup and branch of Amharic is Semitic and Ethiopic resp. The subgroup and branch of Somali is Cushitic and Not Available resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Amharic and Somali language on Amharic vs Somali alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Amharic vs Somali Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Amharic vs Somali language rank. Amharic and Somali history gives you Amharic and Somali language rank. The Amharic language rank is 55. And Somali language rank is 83. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Amharic vs Somali.

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