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Irish vs Amharic


Amharic vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ireland   
Ethiopia   

Second Language
Ireland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish 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
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Derived From
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Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18   
1
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
13   
3
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
36 weeks   
10
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
Selam   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
amesege'nallo'   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
Dehina newot?   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
Dehna dur   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
melkam meshe't   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
i'ndemin walu   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
i'ndemin adäru   

Please
le do thoil   
i'bakwon   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
aznallehu   

Bye
Slán   
tschao   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
afekirishalehu   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
yiqirta   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Gondar   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
Gondar   

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Gojjami   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Ethiopia   

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Showa   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Ethiopia   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
5   
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.37 %   
35

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
10.00 million   
23

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
amharique   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Amharisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
[amarɨɲɲa]   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Amharas   

History

Origin
c. 750   
13th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Semitic   

Branch
Goidelic   
Ethiopic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
Ge'ez   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Amharic   

Language Position
Not Available   
55   
40

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Signed Amharic   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
am   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
amh   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
amh   

ISO 639 3
gle   
amh   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
amha1245   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
12-ACB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional   

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Irish and Amharic Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Amharic language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Amharic language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Amharic language states that this language originated in 13th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Irish and Amharic Language History.

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Irish and Amharic Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Irish and Amharic greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Amharic language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Amharic word for "Thank You" is amesege'nallo'. Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Amharic Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Irish vs Amharic Difficulty

The Irish vs Amharic difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish Alphabets and Amharic Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Irish and Amharic are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Amharic, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Amharic time required is 44 weeks.

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