Amharic and Xhosa
Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
South Africa
National Language
Ethiopia
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho
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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
amesege'nallo'
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
Unjani
Good Night
Dehna dur
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
Molo
Sorry
aznallehu
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
tschao
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
afekirishalehu
Ndiyakuthanda
Where They Speak
Gondar
South Africa
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
South Africa
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
South Africa
Native Name
አማርኛ
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
amharique
xhosa
German Name
Amharisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
Ethnicity
Amharas
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
13th century
16th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Ge'ez
No early forms
Standard Forms
Amharic
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
amha1245
xhos1239
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Amharic and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Xhosa Speaking population
Amharic and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Amharic vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Xhosa Language Codes
Amharic and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.