Shona and Amharic
Countries
Zimbabwe
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Ethiopia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
- 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
Kalanga and Nambya Language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Waita zvako
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Dehina newot?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Dehna dur
Good Evening
Manheru
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
Masikati
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
Mangwanani
i'ndemin adäru
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
i'bakwon
Sorry
Ndineurombo
aznallehu
I Love You
Ndinokuda
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
yiqirta
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Gondar
Dialect 2
Karanga
Gojjami
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Ethiopia
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Ethiopia
Second Language Speakers
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Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
shona
amharique
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Amharisch
Pronunciation
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[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
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Amharas
Origin
20th century
13th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Semitic
Early Forms
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Ge'ez
Standard Forms
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Amharic
Signed Forms
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Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
core1255
amha1245
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Shona 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 Shona and Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Amharic Speaking population
Shona and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % 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 Shona and Amharic on Shona vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Amharic Language Codes
Shona and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.