Xhosa and Amharic
Countries
South Africa
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
South Africa
Ethiopia
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
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Interesting Facts
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
- 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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
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Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
Unjani
Dehina newot?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Dehna dur
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
Molo
i'ndemin adäru
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
aznallehu
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
tschao
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
afekirishalehu
Where They Speak
South Africa
Gondar
Where They Speak
South Africa
Ethiopia
Where They Speak
South Africa
Ethiopia
Native Name
isiXhosa
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Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
xhosa
amharique
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Amharisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Amharas
Origin
16th Century
13th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Semitic
Early Forms
No early forms
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Amharic
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
xhos1239
amha1245
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Amharic Speaking population
Xhosa and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Amharic on Xhosa vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Amharic Language Codes
Xhosa and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.