Igbo and Amharic
Countries
Nigeria
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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 in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
dalụ
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Dehina newot?
Good Night
ka chi fo
Dehna dur
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
i'ndemin adäru
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
afekirishalehu
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Gondar
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Showa
Where They Speak
Not Available
Ethiopia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
igbo
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Alternative Names
Ibo
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
igbo
amharique
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Amharisch
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Amharas
Origin
30th Century BC
13th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Branch
Not Available
Ethiopic
Early Forms
No early forms
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Amharic
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
nucl1417
amha1245
Linguasphere
No data available
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Fusional
All Igbo 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 Igbo and Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Amharic Speaking population
Igbo and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo and Amharic on Igbo vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Amharic Language Codes
Igbo and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.