Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
National Language
Ethiopia
  
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Karnataka
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
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.
  
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
Similar To
Not Available
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Amharic-1.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Ethiopic
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Selam
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
amesege'nallo'
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
Dehna dur
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
i'bakwon
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
aznallehu
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
tschao
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
afekirishalehu
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
yiqirta
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Gondar
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Gondar
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Gojjami
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Showa
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
18.70 million
  
99+
80.00 million
  
20
Native Speakers
25.00 million
  
32
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
10.00 million
  
23
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
Not Available
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
amharique
  
télougou
  
German Name
Amharisch
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Amharas
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
13th century
  
c. 575
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Semitic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Ethiopic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Ge'ez
  
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Standard Forms
Amharic
  
Telugu
  
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
am
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
amh
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
amh
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
amh
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
amha1245
  
telu1262
  
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
  
Not Available
  
Amharic and Telugu Speaking population
Amharic and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. 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 Telugu on Amharic vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Telugu Language Codes
Amharic and Telugu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Telugu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.