About Indonesian Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. It belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian branch while the standard dialect is Malay. When Indonesia became independent they declared Indonesian as their official language in 1945. Indonesian is spoken by 23 million people while it is the second language of 140 million people. As most Indonesians are bilingual they know more than three languages. Besides Indonesia, this language is also spoken in the Netherlands, the Philippines, and Singapore. Several dialects are spoken in various areas. The northern dialect is known as Malay while the southern dialect is most commonly spoken in Indonesia. There are regional dialects that are spoken in both north and south of Indonesia. It consists of six vowels but the sound system is similar to Malay.
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.
