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Ilocano and Amharic


Amharic and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Ethiopia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

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

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
7  
4

How Many Consonants
20  
10
31  
21

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Ethiopic  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
Selam  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
amesege'nallo'  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
Dehina newot?  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
Dehna dur  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
melkam meshe't  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
i'ndemin walu  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
i'ndemin adäru  

Please
mangngegda  
i'bakwon  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
aznallehu  

Bye
Pakada  
tschao  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
afekirishalehu  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
yiqirta  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Gondar  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Gondar  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
22,000,000.00  
27

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Gojjami  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Ethiopia  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
22,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 3
Not present  
Showa  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Ethiopia  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
22,000,000.00  
22

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
5  
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.37 %  
37

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
10.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ilokano  
አማርኛ  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian  

French Name
ilocano  
amharique  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Amharisch  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
[amarɨɲɲa]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Amharas  

History

Origin
18th Century  
13th century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Semitic  

Branch
-  
Ethiopic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Ge'ez  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Amharic  

Language Position
94  
99+
55  
99+

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Signed Amharic  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
am  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
amh  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
amh  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
amh  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
amh  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
amha1245  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
12-ACB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Ilocano and Amharic Speaking population

Ilocano and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Ilocano and Amharic on Ilocano vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Amharic Language Codes

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

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