About Amharic Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Amharic language, is also called Amarinya or Kuchumba, Amarinya. It is also spelled Amharinya and Amarigna. It is one of the two main languages of Ethiopia. It is spoken majorly in the central highlands of the country. It is the official language of Ethiopia. The language is Semitic and is descended from Ge'ez. It is spoken by about 9 million people. It is an Ethiopian Semitic language and is a subgroup of the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is the first language of the Amharas and serves as the lingua franca for other populations living in the major cities of Ethiopia. It is the working language of Ethiopia and is also the major language in major states within the Ethiopian federal system. It is the mother tongue of 31,800,000 speakers. It is the second language of 25,100,000 speakers.
About Odia (Oriya) Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Odia language is an Indo-Aryan language. It is spoken by 50 million speakers as this language is recognized officially. The Indian constitution is using this language officially for its purposes. Odia is also the official language of Odisha (Oriya) which is a prominent Indian state. This language has several dialects but Mughalbandi (Coastal Odia) happens to be the standard dialect. It is also the official language for education in this state. Odia belongs to the eastern group of the Indo-Aryan family. It is derived from Ardhamagadhi Prakrit. You will be surprised to know that Odia shares a lot of similarities with Bengali. Even the first classic poetry started to shape up with this language. This language is heavily inspired by Dravidian languages. The lexicon is also associated with Tamil, Telugu, and Marathi.
