Amharic and Kurdish
Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Ethiopia
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
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 vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages
Farsi Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Ethiopic
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
amesege'nallo'
Sipas
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
Dehna dur
Şev xweş
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
Bayanit bash
Please
i'bakwon
Bê zehmet
I Love You
afekirishalehu
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
yiqirta
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Gondar
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Gondar
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
Gojjami
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Showa
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Eastern Iraq
Native Name
አማርኛ
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
Kurdî, کوردی
French Name
amharique
kurde
German Name
Amharisch
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
[kʊɾdɪʃ]
Origin
13th century
16th century CE
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Ge'ez
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish
Standard Forms
Amharic
Kurdish
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
Kurdish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
amha1245
kurd1259
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Amharic and Kurdish 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 Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Kurdish Speaking population
Amharic and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Kurdish on Amharic vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Kurdish Language Codes
Amharic and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.