Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
National Language
Ethiopia
Iran
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
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Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
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.
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
Similar To
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
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Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Ethiopic
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
amesege'nallo'
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
chone tao?
Good Night
Dehna dur
jawáin shap
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
سلام علیکم
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
jawáin sawáh
Please
i'bakwon
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
aznallehu
bebaksh / bebagsh
I Love You
afekirishalehu
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
yiqirta
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Gondar
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Gondar
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Gojjami
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Dialect 3
Showa
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
Baluchi
French Name
amharique
baloutchi
German Name
Amharisch
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
[bəˈloʧi]
Ethnicity
Amharas
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Origin
13th century
19th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Ge'ez
No early forms
Standard Forms
Amharic
Balochi
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
Balochi Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
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No data available
Glottocode
amha1245
balo1260
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
58-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Amharic and Balochi 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 Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Balochi Speaking population
Amharic and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 %. 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 Balochi on Amharic vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Balochi Language Codes
Amharic and Balochi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Balochi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.