Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
  
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
  
National Language
Ethiopia
  
Ethiopia
  
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
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Ethiopic
  
Ethiopic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Selam
  
Selam
  
Thank You
amesege'nallo'
  
amesege'nallo'
  
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
  
Dehina newot?
  
Good Night
Dehna dur
  
Dehna dur
  
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
  
melkam meshe't
  
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
  
i'ndemin walu
  
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
  
i'ndemin adäru
  
Please
i'bakwon
  
i'bakwon
  
Sorry
aznallehu
  
aznallehu
  
Bye
tschao
  
tschao
  
I Love You
afekirishalehu
  
afekirishalehu
  
Excuse Me
yiqirta
  
yiqirta
  
Dialect 1
Gondar
  
Gondar
  
Where They Speak
Gondar
  
Gondar
  
Dialect 2
Gojjami
  
Gojjami
  
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
  
Ethiopia
  
Dialect 3
Showa
  
Showa
  
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
  
Ethiopia
  
How Many People Speak?
18.70 million
  
99+
18.70 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
25.00 million
  
32
25.00 million
  
32
Second Language Speakers
10.00 million
  
23
10.00 million
  
23
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
  
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
  
French Name
amharique
  
amharique
  
German Name
Amharisch
  
Amharisch
  
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
  
[amarɨɲɲa]
  
Ethnicity
Amharas
  
Amharas
  
Origin
13th century
  
13th century
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Semitic
  
Semitic
  
Branch
Ethiopic
  
Ethiopic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Ge'ez
  
Ge'ez
  
Standard Forms
Amharic
  
Amharic
  
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
  
Signed Amharic
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
am
  
am
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
amh
  
amh
  
ISO 639 2/B
amh
  
amh
  
ISO 639 3
amh
  
amh
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
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Glottocode
amha1245
  
amha1245
  
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
  
12-ACB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional
  
Amharic and Amharic Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Amharic and Amharic greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Amharic and Amharic language. Amharic word for "Hello" is Selam or Amharic word for "Thank You" is amesege'nallo'. Find more of such common Amharic Greetings and Amharic Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Amharic vs Amharic Difficulty
The Amharic vs Amharic difficulty level basically depends on the number of Amharic Alphabets and Amharic Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Amharic and Amharic are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Amharic and Amharic, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Amharic is 44 weeks while to learn Amharic time required is 44 weeks.