Somali and Amharic
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
Somalia
Ethiopia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Africa
Minority Language
Yemen
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali 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
Afar and Oromo Language
Not Available
Derived From
Arabic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Ethiopic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Dehina newot?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Dehna dur
Good Evening
Evening Good
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
i'ndemin adäru
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
yiqirta
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Gondar
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Gondar
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Gojjami
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Ethiopia
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Showa
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Ethiopia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
Not Available
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
somali
amharique
German Name
Somali
Amharisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Amharas
Origin
19th century
13th century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Semitic
Branch
Not Available
Ethiopic
Early Forms
No early forms
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Somali
Amharic
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
amha1245
Linguasphere
No data available
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Somali 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 Somali and Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Amharic Speaking population
Somali and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali 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 Somali and Amharic on Somali vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Amharic Language Codes
Somali and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.