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Amharic and Sundanese


Sundanese and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  
West Java  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
Indonesia  

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.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages  
Madurese and Malay Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
31  
21
16  
6

Scripts
Ethiopic  
Latin, Sundanese  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
40 weeks  
15

Greetings

Hello
Selam  
Halo  

Thank You
amesege'nallo'  
Nuhun  

How Are You?
Dehina newot?  
Kumaha kabarna?  

Good Night
Dehna dur  
Wilujeng kulem  

Good Evening
melkam meshe't  
Wilujeng wengi  

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu  
Wilujeng siang  

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru  
Wilujeng énjing  

Please
i'bakwon  
Mangga  

Sorry
aznallehu  
Hapunten  

Bye
tschao  
Wilujeng angkat  

I Love You
afekirishalehu  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  

Excuse Me
yiqirta  
Punten  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar  
Western dialect  

Where They Speak
Gondar  
Banten  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
27
40,000,000.00  
18

Dialect 2
Gojjami  
Northern dialect  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Bogor  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
24
40,000,000.00  
16

Dialect 3
Showa  
Priangan dialect  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Bandung  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
22
40,000,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
18.70 million  
99+
39.00 million  
32

Speaking Population
0.37 %  
37
0.57 %  
29

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million  
99+
39.00 million  
22

Native Name
አማርኛ  
Basa Sunda  

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian  
Priangan, Sunda  

French Name
amharique  
soundanais  

German Name
Amharisch  
Sundanesisch  

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]  
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  

Ethnicity
Amharas  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  

History

Origin
13th century  
5th 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  
Sundanese  

Language Position
55  
99+
42  
39

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic  
Sundanese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
am  
su  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh  
sun  

ISO 639 2/B
amh  
sun  

ISO 639 3
amh  
sun  

ISO 639 6
amh  
sun  

Glottocode
amha1245  
sund1251  

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Amharic and Sundanese Speaking population

Amharic and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 %. 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 Sundanese on Amharic vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Sundanese Language Codes

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

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