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Cebuano and Amharic


Amharic and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Philippines   
Ethiopia   

Second Language
Philippines   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

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

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
  • 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
Hiligaynon Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Island of Cebu   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
16   
6
31   
21

Scripts
Latin   
Ethiopic   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks   
1
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hoy   
Selam   

Thank You
Salamat   
amesege'nallo'   

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?   
Dehina newot?   

Good Night
Maayong Gabii   
Dehna dur   

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii   
melkam meshe't   

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon   
i'ndemin walu   

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag   
i'ndemin adäru   

Please
Palihug   
i'bakwon   

Sorry
Ikasubo ko   
aznallehu   

Bye
Babay   
tschao   

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw   
afekirishalehu   

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi   
yiqirta   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano   
Gondar   

Where They Speak
Bohol   
Gondar   

Dialect 2
Southern Kana   
Gojjami   

Where They Speak
southern Leyte   
Ethiopia   

Dialect 3
North Kana   
Showa   

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte   
Ethiopia   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
18.70 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.32 %   
38
0.37 %   
35

Native Speakers
21.00 million   
36
25.00 million   
32

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million   
19
10.00 million   
23

Native Name
Visayan   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   

French Name
cebuano   
amharique   

German Name
Cebuano   
Amharisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[amarɨɲɲa]   

Ethnicity
Cebuano people   
Amharas   

History

Origin
16th century   
13th century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Semitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Ethiopic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Ge'ez   

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano   
Amharic   

Language Position
62   
99+
55   
40

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Amharic   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
am   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb   
amh   

ISO 639 2/B
ceb   
amh   

ISO 639 3
ceb   
amh   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
cebu1242   
amha1245   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
12-ACB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Cebuano and Amharic Speaking population

Cebuano and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % 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 Cebuano and Amharic on Cebuano vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and Amharic Language Codes

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

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