Amharic language
Amharic (ISO 639-3 code amh) is a language of the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in Djibouti and Ethiopia. It has about 57,000,000 speakers.
Amharic dictionary: 1,718 entries on Glottosphere. Open the Amharic dictionary
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | amh |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | amha1245 |
| Family | Afro-Asiatic |
| Area | Africa |
| Countries | Djibouti, Ethiopia |
| Speakers (estimate) | 57,000,000 |
Related languages
Other Afro-Asiatic languages, nearest first.
- Somali22,000,000 speakers
- Awngi500,000 speakers
- Burji46,100 speakers
- Daasanach32,064 speakers
- Argobba10,860 speakers
- Tsamai8,621 speakers
- Arbore4,441 speakers
- Zay4,000 speakers
- Baiso3,200 speakers
- Bussa1,500 speakers
- Mesmes
- Qimant
More about Amharic
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.