Language code: amh
Technical information about ISO 639 language code amh
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The table below provides technical details for the Amharic language, designated by the amh code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Amharic Native አማርኛ |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | GondarGojjamShewaWollo |
| Related languages | TigrinyaTigreGeʼezArgobbaHarari |
| Key facts | Written with the Geʼez abugida where each glyph encodes a consonant-vowel syllableFeatures ejective consonants and emphatic sounds uncommon in most languagesVerbs inflect for person, number, gender, aspect, mood and polarity in a single wordExtensive borrowing from Cushitic languages, Arabic and Italian enriches its lexiconUses the respectful second-person plural to convey politeness in singular address |
| Sample phrase | ሰላም፣ እንዴት ነህ? |
| Character encodings | |
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The Amharic language, identified by the code amh, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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