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A language of
Ethiopia
Location
Amhara region: north central; Addis Ababa.
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Australia
Language Name
Amharic
User Population
6,810 in Australia (2016 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Canada
Language Name
Amharic
User Population
22,500 in Canada (2016 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Djibouti
Language Name
Amharic
User Population
3,260 in Djibouti (2018).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Egypt
Language Name
Amharic
User Population
5,000 in Egypt (2000 J. Leclerc).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Finland
Language Name
Amharic
User Population
1,570 in Finland (2018 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Germany
Language Name
Amharic
User Population
20,500 in Germany (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Israel
Language Name
Amharic
User Population
77,800 in Israel (Leclerc 2018a).
Location
HaDarom (southern) district: Ashdod, Ashkelon, Beersheba, Kiryat Malachi; HaMerkaz (central) district: LeZion, Netanya, Petah Tikva, Rehovot, Rishon; Hefa district: Hadera, Haifa; Jerusalem district.
Alternate Names
Beta Israel, “Falasha” (pej.)
Language Status
5* (Dispersed).
Language Use
Also use Hebrew [heb]. Used as L2 by Tigrigna [tir].
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. Spoken by Jews of Ethiopian origin. Jewish.
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Kuwait
Language Name
Amharic
User Population
92,000 in Kuwait (2011 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Norway
Language Name
Amharic
User Population
12,400 in Norway (2021 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Sudan
Language Name
Amharic
User Population
99,000 in Sudan (2017).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Sweden
Language Name
Amharic
User Population
22,100 in Sweden (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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United Kingdom
Language Name
Amharic
User Population
8,620 in United Kingdom (2011 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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United States
Language Name
Amharic
User Population
195,000 in United States (2015 census).
Location
Scattered.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Language Use
Many also use English [eng].
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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