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Amharic and Madurese


Madurese and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

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
-  
-  

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
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
31  
21
21  
11

Scripts
Ethiopic  
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  
Halo  

Thank You
amesege'nallo'  
matur nuwun  

How Are You?
Dehina newot?  
piye kabare?  

Good Night
Dehna dur  
wengi sing apik  

Good Evening
melkam meshe't  
Sugeng sọnten  

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu  
Sugeng siang  

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru  
Sugeng énjing  

Please
i'bakwon  
tolong  

Sorry
aznallehu  
Nyuwun pangapunten  

Bye
tschao  
Pamit  

I Love You
afekirishalehu  
Kula tresna panjengan  

Excuse Me
yiqirta  
Nuwun séwu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar  
Kangean  

Where They Speak
Gondar  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
27
110,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Gojjami  
Bawean  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
24
8,000,000.00  
40

Dialect 3
Showa  
Bangkalan  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Indonesia  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.37 %  
37
0.23 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million  
99+
14.00 million  
36

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  

History

Origin
13th century  
8th Century AD  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Indonesian  

Branch
Ethiopic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Amharic  
Madurese  

Language Position
55  
99+
69  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic  
Madurese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
am  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh  
mad  

ISO 639 2/B
amh  
mad  

ISO 639 3
amh  
mad  

ISO 639 6
amh  
-  

Glottocode
amha1245  
madu1247  

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Amharic and Madurese Speaking population

Amharic and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Amharic vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Madurese Language Codes

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

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