Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
Total No. Of Countries
15
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46
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National Language
Ethiopia
Indonesia, Island of Madura
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
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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.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages
Malay and Javanese Languages
Derived From
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How Many People Speak?
18.70 million15.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.37 %0.23 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
25.00 million15.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
10.00 million14.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
አማርኛ
Madurese
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
amharique
madourais
German Name
Amharisch
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
[madura]
Ethnicity
Amharas
Madurese