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Catalan and Amharic


Amharic and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
27   
9
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
23   
13
31   
21

Scripts
Latin   
Ethiopic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Gondar   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Gondar   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
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   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
5   
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.37 %   
35

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   

History

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   
55   
40

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Signed Amharic   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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

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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.

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