Amharic and Yoruba
Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
Yoruba 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.
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
Not Available
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
Amharic-1.jpg#200
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
amesege'nallo'
e dupe
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
Dehna dur
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
e kaasan
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
e kaaro
I Love You
afekirishalehu
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
yiqirta
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Gondar
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Gondar
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Benin, Togo
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
amharique
yoruba
German Name
Amharisch
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Amharas
Yoruba people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
Ge'ez
No early forms
Standard Forms
Amharic
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
amha1245
yoru1245
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic, Isolating
All Amharic and Yoruba 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 Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Yoruba Speaking population
Amharic and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. 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 Yoruba on Amharic vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Yoruba Language Codes
Amharic and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.