Konkani and Amharic
Countries
India
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
India
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
Govenment of Goa
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Interesting Facts
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
- 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
Marathi
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Devanagari
Ethiopic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Dev Borem Korum
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
kaso assa?
Dehina newot?
Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn
Dehna dur
Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
संध्याकाळ शुभेच्छा
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn
i'ndemin adäru
I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
upkar korxi
yiqirta
Where They Speak
Goa
Gondar
Dialect 2
Not present
Gojjami
Where They Speak
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Ethiopia
Dialect 3
Not present
Showa
Where They Speak
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Ethiopia
Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
konkani
amharique
German Name
Konkani
Amharisch
Pronunciation
kõkɳi
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Konkanis
Amharas
Origin
1209 A.D.
13th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Kokani
Amharic
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
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Glottocode
goan1235
amha1245
Linguasphere
No data available
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Konkani 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 Konkani and Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Konkani and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Konkani are spoken in different Konkani Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Konkani vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Konkani dialects include: Antruz Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Konkani and Amharic Speaking population
Konkani and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % 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 Konkani and Amharic on Konkani vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Konkani and Amharic Language Codes
Konkani and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Konkani and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.