Amharic and Somali
Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Ethiopia
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Yemen
Regulated By
Not Available
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Not Available
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Ethiopic
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
amesege'nallo'
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Dehna dur
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
Subax wanaagsan
I Love You
afekirishalehu
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
yiqirta
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Gondar
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Gondar
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Gojjami
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Showa
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Standard Somali
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
amharique
somali
German Name
Amharisch
Somali
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Amharas
Somalis
Origin
13th century
19th century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Cushitic
Branch
Ethiopic
Not Available
Early Forms
Ge'ez
No early forms
Standard Forms
Amharic
Somali
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
amha1245
soma1255
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Amharic and Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Somali Speaking population
Amharic and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available. 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 Somali on Amharic vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Somali Language Codes
Amharic and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.