Countries
Philippines
  
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Ethiopia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
- 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
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Amharic-1.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Ethiopic
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Kablaaw
  
Selam
  
Thank You
Agyamanak
  
amesege'nallo'
  
How Are You?
Kumusta?
  
Dehina newot?
  
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
  
Dehna dur
  
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
  
melkam meshe't
  
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
  
i'ndemin walu
  
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
  
i'ndemin adäru
  
Please
Not available
  
i'bakwon
  
Sorry
Agpakawanak
  
aznallehu
  
Bye
Pakada
  
tschao
  
I Love You
Ayayatenka
  
afekirishalehu
  
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
  
yiqirta
  
Dialect 1
Balangao
  
Gondar
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Gondar
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Bontoc
  
Gojjami
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Ethiopia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Not present
  
Showa
  
Where They Speak
Not present
  
Ethiopia
  
How Many People Speak?
9.10 million
  
99+
18.70 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
9.10 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
32
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
10.00 million
  
23
Native Name
ilokano
  
Not Available
  
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
  
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
  
French Name
ilocano
  
amharique
  
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Amharisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[amarɨɲɲa]
  
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
  
Amharas
  
Origin
18th 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
Modern Ilocano
  
Amharic
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Amharic
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
am
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ilo
  
amh
  
ISO 639 2/B
ilo
  
amh
  
ISO 639 3
ilo
  
amh
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
ilok1237
  
amha1245
  
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
  
12-ACB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
All Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Ilocano and Amharic Speaking population
Ilocano and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % 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 Ilocano and Amharic on Ilocano vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Ilocano and Amharic Language Codes
Ilocano and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Ilocano and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.