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Amharic and Navajo


Navajo and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  
United States of America  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
United States of America  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
North America  

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.
  
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  

Similar To
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages  
Apache Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
12  
9

How Many Consonants
31  
21
34  
24

Scripts
Ethiopic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Selam  
Yá'át'ééh  

Thank You
amesege'nallo'  
Ahéhee'  

How Are You?
Dehina newot?  
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?  

Good Night
Dehna dur  
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'  

Good Evening
melkam meshe't  
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní  

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu  
Yá'át'ééh  

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru  
Yá'át'ééh abíní  

Please
i'bakwon  
T'aa shoodi  

Sorry
aznallehu  
Nízhdził  

Bye
tschao  
Hágoónee’  

I Love You
afekirishalehu  
Ayóó ánííníshí  

Excuse Me
yiqirta  
Shoohá  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar  
Navajo1  

Where They Speak
Gondar  
Arizona  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
27
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Gojjami  
Navajo2  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
New Mexico  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
24
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Showa  
Navajo3  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Utah  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
22
120,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.37 %  
37
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
1.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million  
99+
0.17 million  
99+

Native Name
አማርኛ  
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí  

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian  
Navaho  

French Name
amharique  
navaho  

German Name
Amharisch  
Navajo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]  
[ˈnævəhoʊ]  

Ethnicity
Amharas  
Navajo people  

History

Origin
13th century  
1500 CE  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Dené–Yeniseian Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Athapascan  

Branch
Ethiopic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Amharic  
Navajo  

Language Position
55  
99+
29  
27

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic  
Navajo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
am  
nv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh  
nav  

ISO 639 2/B
amh  
nav  

ISO 639 3
amh  
nav  

ISO 639 6
amh  
nav  

Glottocode
amha1245  
nava1243  

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic  

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All Amharic and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Amharic and Navajo Speaking population

Amharic and Navajo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Navajo languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Navajo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Navajo language is 0.05 %. 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 Navajo on Amharic vs Navajo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Navajo Language Codes

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

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