In Amharic ‘ኛ’ comes at the end of every language name

Did you know that in Amharic, almost every language name ends with ‘‘? Let’s translate a few languages into Amharic and notice how they all end with ‘ኛ.’

  1. Amharic is አማርኛ
  2. Oromo is ኦሮምኛ
  3. Arabic is አረብኛ
  4. English is እንግሊዝ/ዘኛ
  5. Chinese is ቻይንኛ
  6. Spanish is ስፓኒሽኛ
  7. Afar is አፋርኛ
  8. Somali is ሶማሊኛ
  9. Tigrigna is ትግርኛ
  10. Gurage is ጉራግኛ
  11. Siltie is ስልጥኛ

ይቀጥላል። It keeps going on and on.

Now, can you guess how Urdu, Turkish, and French would be said in Amharic?
Watch the video to see how to pronounce them.

Contact me to learn Amharic live one-on-one:

Don’t forget to share this with your friends too if they want to learn Amharic.
Don’t forget to subscribe for more fun Amharic lessons! https://www.youtube.com/@LearnAmharicFast
See you next time!

Category: Amharic Grammar

Muhammed Umer

Muhammed Umer is a passionate Amharic language teacher based in Addis Ababa. He has been teaching Amharic online since 2021 and helps learners to read, write, and speak Amharic with confidence. As the founder of EasyAmharic.com, he publishes practical Amharic learning guides, learning tools, and vocabulary lessons to make the Amharic language accessible to everyone.