When I tell Ethiopians that I speak Amharic they're like alright, but when I start speaking it I get 'holy shit' reaction.
Getting a reaction like that is priceless when it comes to languages! I want to learn another East African language.
Yeah, it's great learning languages such as Javanese and other distant ones, but I'm looking to go for East African too. I wish to learn Swahili then Zulu, Swahili seems much easier from a quick glance but I think that might change once I start to delve in.