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Amharic and Catalan


Catalan and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
Ethiopia  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

Regulated By
-  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Amharic-1.jpg#200  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
33  
15
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
31  
21
23  
13

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  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Selam  
Hola  

Thank You
amesege'nallo'  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
Dehina newot?  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
Dehna dur  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
melkam meshe't  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru  
Bon dia  

Please
i'bakwon  
Sisplau  

Sorry
aznallehu  
Perdó!  

Bye
tschao  
Adéu  

I Love You
afekirishalehu  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
yiqirta  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Gondar  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
27
440,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Gojjami  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
24
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Showa  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
22
4,000,000.00  
40

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.37 %  
37
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million  
99+
5.10 million  
99+

Native Name
አማርኛ  
català  

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
amharique  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Amharisch  
Katalanisch  

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  

Ethnicity
Amharas  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
13th century  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Romance  

Branch
Ethiopic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Amharic  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
55  
99+
32  
30

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
am  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
amh  
cat  

ISO 639 3
amh  
cat  

ISO 639 6
amh  
cat  

Glottocode
amha1245  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Amharic and Catalan Speaking population

Amharic and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 %. 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 Catalan on Amharic vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Catalan Language Codes

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

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