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Amharic and Ilocano


Ilocano 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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
Commission on the Filipino 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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
31  
21
20  
10

Scripts
Ethiopic  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
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  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
amesege'nallo'  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
Dehina newot?  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
Dehna dur  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
melkam meshe't  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
i'bakwon  
mangngegda  

Sorry
aznallehu  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
tschao  
Pakada  

I Love You
afekirishalehu  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
yiqirta  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Gondar  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
27
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Gojjami  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
24
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Showa  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
22
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.37 %  
37
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
አማርኛ  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
amharique  
ilocano  

German Name
Amharisch  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Amharas  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
13th century  
18th Century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
-  

Branch
Ethiopic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Amharic  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
55  
99+
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
am  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
amh  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
amh  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
amh  
ilo  

Glottocode
amha1245  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Amharic and Ilocano Speaking population

Amharic and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Amharic vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Ilocano Language Codes

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

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