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Amharic and Filipino


Filipino 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
-  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
-  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
31  
21
23  
13

Scripts
Ethiopic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Selam  
Kumusta  

Thank You
amesege'nallo'  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Dehina newot?  
Kumusta  

Good Night
Dehna dur  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
melkam meshe't  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru  
Magandang umaga  

Please
i'bakwon  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
aznallehu  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
tschao  
Paalam  

I Love You
afekirishalehu  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
yiqirta  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Gondar  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
27
100,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 2
Gojjami  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
24
8,200,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Showa  
Waray  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
22
2,600,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
18.70 million  
99+
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
0.37 %  
37
1.74 %  
11

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million  
99+
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
አማርኛ  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian  
Pilipino  

French Name
amharique  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Amharisch  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Amharas  
Filipino 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  
Filipino  

Language Position
55  
99+
34  
32

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic  
Filipino Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
am  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
amh  
fil  

ISO 639 3
amh  
fil  

ISO 639 6
amh  
fil  

Glottocode
amha1245  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a  
No Data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Amharic and Filipino Speaking population

Amharic and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 %. 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 Filipino on Amharic vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Filipino Language Codes

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

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