Language code: am
Technical information about ISO 639 language code am
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The table below provides technical details for the Amharic language, designated by the am code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Amharic Native አማርኛ |
| Family | Semitic |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | GondarGojjamWolloShewa |
| Related languages | TigrinyaTigreArgobbaHarariGeʽez |
| Key facts | Written with the Ethiopic (Geʽez) abugidaIt is the second-largest Semitic language by number of speakers after ArabicFeatures ejective consonants and labialized velars uncommon in many Semitic tonguesVerbal morphology marks both subject and object agreementRetains a sizable vocabulary inherited from the classical liturgical language Geʽez alongside modern loanwords |
| Sample phrase | ሰላም፣ እንደምን አለህ? |
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Amharic belongs to the Afro-Asiatic family of languages, more precisely to the Semitic subgroup. It is officially used in Ethiopia. It is estimated that there are more than 35 million speakers worldwide.
Language presence globally
Speakers
35M
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Amharic speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
Related locale codes
am-ET – Amharic (Ethiopia)
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