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Amharic and Irish


Irish and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  
European Union, Ireland  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Ethiopia  
Ireland  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Ireland  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
United Kingdom  

Regulated By
-  
Foras na Gaeilge  

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.
  
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages  
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
33  
15
18  
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
31  
21
13  
3

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
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Selam  
Dia dhuit  

Thank You
amesege'nallo'  
Go raibh maith agat  

How Are You?
Dehina newot?  
Conas atá tú ?  

Good Night
Dehna dur  
Oíche mhaith  

Good Evening
melkam meshe't  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru  
Dia dhuit ar maidin  

Please
i'bakwon  
le do thoil  

Sorry
aznallehu  
Tá brón orm  

Bye
tschao  
Slán  

I Love You
afekirishalehu  
Is breá liom thú  

Excuse Me
yiqirta  
Gabh mo leithscéal  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar  
Connacht Irish  

Where They Speak
Gondar  
Connacht  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
27
100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Gojjami  
Munster Irish  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Munster  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
24
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Showa  
Ulster Irish  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Ulster  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
22
140,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.37 %  
37
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
0.14 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million  
99+
1.65 million  
99+

Native Name
አማርኛ  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  

French Name
amharique  
irlandais moyen  

German Name
Amharisch  
Mittelirisch  

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  

Ethnicity
Amharas  
Irish people  

History

Origin
13th century  
c. 750  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Celtic  

Branch
Ethiopic  
Goidelic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  

Standard Forms
Amharic  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  

Language Position
55  
99+
25  
23

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic  
Irish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
am  
ga  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh  
gle  

ISO 639 2/B
amh  
gle  

ISO 639 3
amh  
gle  

ISO 639 6
amh  
gle  

Glottocode
amha1245  
iris1253  

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a  
50-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional  

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

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Amharic and Irish Speaking population

Amharic and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 %. 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 Irish on Amharic vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Irish Language Codes

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

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