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Amharic and Telugu


Telugu and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

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

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

Alphabets
33   
15
60   
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
19   
16

How Many Consonants
31   
21
41   
30

Scripts
Ethiopic   
Telugu Script   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar   
Waddar   

Where They Speak
Gondar   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
170,000.00   
39

Dialect 2
Gojjami   
Chenchu   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
26,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Showa   
Manna-Dora   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
38   
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
18.70 million   
99+
80.00 million   
20

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
1.15 %   
15

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   

History

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   

Language Position
55   
40
15   
14

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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All Amharic and Telugu 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 Telugu dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Telugu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Telugu Dialects are spoken in different Telugu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Telugu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Telugu dialects include: Waddar , Chenchu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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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.

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