ISO 639 Code: amh

ISO 639-1:am
ISO 639-2:  amh
English: Amharic
French: amharique

The code amh is classified in ISO 639 as an individual language code.

This code corresponds to the following language in the Ethnologue:

AMHARIC

[AMH] Ethiopia. 17,372,913 mother tongue speakers, 5,104,150 second language users, 16,007,933 in the ethnic group, 14,743,556 monolinguals in Ethiopia, (1998 census). Population total all countries 17,413,000 or more. 21,000,000 including second language users (1999 WA). Alternate names: ABYSSINIAN, ETHIOPIAN, AMARINYA, AMARIGNA. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, Ethiopian, South, Transversal, Amharic-Argobba. More information.


 
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