Hebrew and Amharic
Countries
Israel
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
Israel
Ethiopia
Second Language
Israel
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Poland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
- 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
Arabic and Aramaic languages
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Derived From
Aramaic Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
שלום (Shalom)
Selam
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Dehina newot?
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Dehna dur
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
i'ndemin adäru
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
i'bakwon
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
aznallehu
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
tschao
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
afekirishalehu
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Gondar
Where They Speak
Israel
Gondar
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
Gojjami
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
Ethiopia
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
Showa
Where They Speak
Israel
Ethiopia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
Not Available
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
hébreu
amharique
German Name
Hebräisch
Amharisch
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Amharas
Origin
1000 BC
13th century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Branch
Canaanitic
Ethiopic
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
Amharic
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
hebr1246
amha1245
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Fusional
All Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Hebrew and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hebrew are spoken in different Hebrew Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hebrew vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew, Samaritan Hebrew. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hebrew and Amharic Speaking population
Hebrew and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hebrew and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Hebrew and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Amharic on Hebrew vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hebrew and Amharic Language Codes
Hebrew and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hebrew and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.