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Overview:
There are 14 differences and 3 similarities between Afrikaans, Amharic
Language Family and Writing System |
Writing System |
Latin |
Ethiopic |
Script(s) Used |
Afrikaans |
Amar A |
Family |
Indo-european |
Afro-asiatic |
Subgroup |
Germanic |
Semitic |
3 Letter Code |
Afr |
Amh |
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Number of Speakers |
Number of Native speakers (millions) |
6.2 million |
17.4 million |
Native Speakers as % of World |
0.1 % |
0.4 % |
Total Number of Speakers (millions) |
15.2 million |
22 million |
Total Speakers as % of World |
0.2 % |
0.3 % |
Language Systems |
Noun declensions |
No |
None (uses Affixes) |
Sequence |
Svo (some Vso) |
Sov |
Tonal |
No |
No |
Agglutinative language |
No |
No |
Geographic Distribution |
Official language in |
Ethiopia South Africa |
Ethiopia South Africa |
Official Language of United Nations |
No |
No |
Countries Spoken In |
South Africa, Nambia, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Swaziland |
Ethiopia, Eritrea |
No. of Countries Spoken In |
8 |
2 |