About Swahili Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Swahili is a popular Bantu language that is spoken in Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. It is also widely spoken in Burundi, Mozambique, Oman, Somalia the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Africa. The total number of native speakers is 98 million. According to a survey in 2012, there are about 47 million speakers in Tanzania and around 34 million in Uganda. You will be surprised to know that there is a small number of speakers in other parts of the world. Swahili is written in the Arabic script and is very much influenced by the Latin alphabet. There are plenty of dialects of Swahili but the modern standard Swahili is based on Kiunguja. Some old dialects include Maho that is distinctive from other dialects. Kimwani is another dialect that is majorly spoken in Mozambique.
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.
