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Amharic and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
0  
15

National Language
Ethiopia  
India  

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  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

Regulated By
-  
-  

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.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
11  
8

How Many Consonants
31  
21
34  
24

Scripts
Ethiopic  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Selam  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
amesege'nallo'  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
Dehina newot?  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
Dehna dur  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
melkam meshe't  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
i'bakwon  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
aznallehu  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
tschao  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
afekirishalehu  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
yiqirta  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
Gondar  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
27
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Gojjami  
Fiji Hindi  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
24
380,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Showa  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
India  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
22
38,000,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
18.70 million  
99+
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
0.37 %  
37
0.43 %  
33

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
40.00 million  
24

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million  
99+
38.00 million  
23

Native Name
አማርኛ  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
amharique  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Amharisch  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Amharas  
Bhojpuri speakers  

History

Origin
13th century  
19th Century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
-  

Branch
Ethiopic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Amharic  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
55  
99+
37  
34

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic  
Bhojpuri Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
am  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
amh  
bho  

ISO 639 3
amh  
bho  

ISO 639 6
amh  
bho  

Glottocode
amha1245  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a  
59-AAF-sa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Amharic and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Amharic and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Bhojpuri on Amharic vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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

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