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Amharic and Cebuano


Cebuano and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

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.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
-  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
31  
21
16  
6

Scripts
Ethiopic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
Selam  
Hoy  

Thank You
amesege'nallo'  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Dehina newot?  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
Dehna dur  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
melkam meshe't  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
i'bakwon  
Palihug  

Sorry
aznallehu  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
tschao  
Babay  

I Love You
afekirishalehu  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
yiqirta  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar  
Boholano  

Where They Speak
Gondar  
Bohol  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
27
21,000,000.00  
28

Dialect 2
Gojjami  
Southern Kana  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
southern Leyte  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
24
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Showa  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
northern part of Leyte  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
22
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.37 %  
37
0.32 %  
40

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million  
99+
14.50 million  
35

Native Name
አማርኛ  
Visayan  

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  

French Name
amharique  
cebuano  

German Name
Amharisch  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]  
[sɛbuˈɑno]  

Ethnicity
Amharas  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
13th century  
16th century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
-  

Branch
Ethiopic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Amharic  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
55  
99+
62  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic  
Cebuano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
am  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
amh  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
amh  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
amh  
ceb  

Glottocode
amha1245  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Amharic and Cebuano Speaking population

Amharic and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Amharic vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Cebuano Language Codes

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

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