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Amharic vs Amharic


Amharic vs Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
33   
15
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
31   
21
31   
21

Scripts
Ethiopic   
Ethiopic   

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   
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   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
5   
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
0.37 %   
35

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   

History

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   

Language Position
55   
40
55   
40

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic   
Signed Amharic   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   
Not Available   

Glottocode
amha1245   
amha1245   

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a   
12-ACB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional   

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Amharic and Amharic Language History

Comparison of Amharic vs Amharic language history gives us differences between origin of Amharic and Amharic language. History of Amharic language states that this language originated in 13th century whereas history of Amharic language states that this language originated in 13th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Amharic and Amharic Language History.

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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.

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