Amharic and Hebrew
Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Israel
National Language
Ethiopia
Israel
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Israel
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Poland
Regulated By
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Academy of the Hebrew Language
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.
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
Similar To
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Derived From
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Aramaic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Selam
שלום (Shalom)
Thank You
amesege'nallo'
תודה (Toda)
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Good Night
Dehna dur
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Please
i'bakwon
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Sorry
aznallehu
סליחה! (Slicha)
Bye
tschao
להתראות (Lehitraot)
I Love You
afekirishalehu
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Dialect 1
Gondar
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Where They Speak
Gondar
Israel
Dialect 2
Gojjami
Samaritan Hebrew
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Israel, Palestine
Dialect 3
Showa
Yemenite Hebrew
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Israel
Native Name
አማርኛ
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
Israeli, Ivrit
French Name
amharique
hébreu
German Name
Amharisch
Hebräisch
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
Ethnicity
Amharas
Hebrew-speaking people
Origin
13th century
1000 BC
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Branch
Ethiopic
Canaanitic
Early Forms
Ge'ez
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Standard Forms
Amharic
Modern Hebrew
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
Signed Hebrew
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
amha1245
hebr1246
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
12-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional, Synthetic
All Amharic and Hebrew 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 Hebrew dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Hebrew language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Hebrew Dialects are spoken in different Hebrew speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Hebrew Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew , Samaritan Hebrew. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Hebrew Speaking population
Amharic and Hebrew speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Hebrew languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Hebrew Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hebrew 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 Hebrew on Amharic vs Hebrew where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Hebrew Language Codes
Amharic and Hebrew language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Hebrew Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.