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Amharic and Albanian


Albanian and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Ethiopia   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
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Similar To
Not Available   
Romanian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
31   
21
29   
19

Scripts
Ethiopic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Selam   
Përshëndetje   

Thank You
amesege'nallo'   
Ju faleminderit   

How Are You?
Dehina newot?   
Si jeni?   

Good Night
Dehna dur   
natën e mirë   

Good Evening
melkam meshe't   
mirëmbrëma   

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu   
mirëdita   

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru   
mirëmengjes   

Please
i'bakwon   
Ju lutem   

Sorry
aznallehu   
Me fal   

Bye
tschao   
mirupafshim   

I Love You
afekirishalehu   
unë e dua ju   

Excuse Me
yiqirta   
Më falni   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar   
Gheg Albanian   

Where They Speak
Gondar   
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,400,000.00   
20

Dialect 2
Gojjami   
Tosk Albanian   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
20

Dialect 3
Showa   
Arbëresh   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
100,000.00   
28

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
Not Available   

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
3.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million   
23
3.60 million   
31

Native Name
Not Available   
shqip / gjuha shqipe   

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   
Not Available   

French Name
amharique   
albanais   

German Name
Amharisch   
Albanisch   

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]   
[ʃcip]   

Ethnicity
Amharas   
Albanians   

History

Origin
13th century   
1462 AD   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Not Available   

Branch
Ethiopic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez   
Old Albanian   

Standard Forms
Amharic   
Standard Albanian   

Language Position
55   
40
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic   
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
am   
sq   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh   
sqi   

ISO 639 2/B
amh   
alb   

ISO 639 3
amh   
sqi   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
amha1245   
alba1267   

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a   
55-AAA-aaa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Synthetic   

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All Amharic and Albanian 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 Amharic and Albanian dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Albanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Albanian Dialects are spoken in different Albanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Albanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian , Tosk Albanian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Amharic and Albanian Speaking population

Amharic and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is Not Available. 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 Amharic and Albanian on Amharic vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Albanian Language Codes

Amharic and Albanian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Albanian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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