Amharic and Swahili
Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Ethiopia
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
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Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
amesege'nallo'
Asante
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
Habari gani?
Good Night
Dehna dur
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
Habari za asubuhi
Please
i'bakwon
tafadhali
I Love You
afekirishalehu
nakupenda
Excuse Me
yiqirta
Samahani
Dialect 1
Gondar
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Gondar
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
Gojjami
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Dar es Salaam
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Kilwa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
amharique
swahili
German Name
Amharisch
Swahili
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Amharas
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
13th century
6th century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Ge'ez
No early forms
Standard Forms
Amharic
Swahili
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
amha1245
swah1254
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Amharic and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Swahili Speaking population
Amharic and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili 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 Swahili on Amharic vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Swahili Language Codes
Amharic and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.