Yoruba and Amharic
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
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Interesting Facts
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal 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
Owo and Itsekiri languages
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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
Thank You
e dupe
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Dehina newot?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Dehna dur
Good Evening
ka a ale
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
e kaaro
i'ndemin adäru
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
yiqirta
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Gondar
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Gondar
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Nigeria
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Yorùbá
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Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
yoruba
amharique
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Amharisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Amharas
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Semitic
Early Forms
No early forms
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Amharic
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
yoru1245
amha1245
Linguasphere
No data available
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Fusional
All Yoruba 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 Yoruba and Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Amharic Speaking population
Yoruba and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % 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 Yoruba and Amharic on Yoruba vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Amharic Language Codes
Yoruba and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.