Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Ethiopia
  
Second Language
Spain
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
- 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Amharic-1.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Ethiopic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
Selam
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
amesege'nallo'
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
Dehina newot?
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
Dehna dur
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
melkam meshe't
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
i'ndemin walu
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
i'ndemin adäru
  
Please
Sisplau
  
i'bakwon
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
aznallehu
  
Bye
Adéu
  
tschao
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
afekirishalehu
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
yiqirta
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Gondar
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Gondar
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Gojjami
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Ethiopia
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Showa
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Ethiopia
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
18.70 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
32
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
10.00 million
  
23
Native Name
català
  
Not Available
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
amharique
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Amharisch
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
[amarɨɲɲa]
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Amharas
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
13th century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Semitic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Ethiopic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
Ge'ez
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Amharic
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Signed Amharic
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
am
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
amh
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
amh
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
amh
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1289
  
amha1245
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
12-ACB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Catalan and Amharic Speaking population
Catalan and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Catalan and Amharic on Catalan vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Catalan and Amharic Language Codes
Catalan and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.