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Amharic and Zulu


Zulu and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Ethiopia   
South Africa   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Pan South African Language Board   

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.
  
  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Xhosa Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
57   
34

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
31   
21
50   
35

Scripts
Ethiopic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Selam   
Sawubona   

Thank You
amesege'nallo'   
Ngiyabonga   

How Are You?
Dehina newot?   
unjani   

Good Night
Dehna dur   
okuhle ebusuku   

Good Evening
melkam meshe't   
okuhle kusihlwa   

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu   
okuhle ntambama   

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru   
okuhle ekuseni   

Please
i'bakwon   
Ngiyacela   

Sorry
aznallehu   
Ngiyaxolisa   

Bye
tschao   
bye   

I Love You
afekirishalehu   
Ngiyakuthanda wena   

Excuse Me
yiqirta   
Uxolo   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar   
Qwabe   

Where They Speak
Gondar   
Gabon, South Africa   

Dialect 2
Gojjami   
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Georgia, South Africa   

Dialect 3
Showa   
Ndebele   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
18.70 million   
99+
30.00 million   
36

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
0.16 %   
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
12.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million   
23
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
Not Available   
isiZulu   

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   
Isizulu, Zunda   

French Name
amharique   
zoulou   

German Name
Amharisch   
Zulu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Amharas   
Zulu people   

History

Origin
13th century   
19   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Ethiopic   
Beatu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez   
urban Zulu   

Standard Forms
Amharic   
Deep Zulu   

Language Position
55   
40
87   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
am   
zu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh   
zul   

ISO 639 2/B
amh   
zul   

ISO 639 3
amh   
zul   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
amha1245   
zulu1248   

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a   
99-AUT-fg   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Amharic and Zulu Speaking population

Amharic and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Zulu on Amharic vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Zulu Language Codes

Amharic and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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