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Amharic and French


French and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
32   
3

National Language
Ethiopia   
France   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Africa, Canada   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

Interesting Facts
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Amharic-1.jpg#200   
French-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
33   
15
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
6   
3

How Many Consonants
31   
21
20   
10

Scripts
Ethiopic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Selam   
bonjour   

Thank You
amesege'nallo'   
Merci   

How Are You?
Dehina newot?   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
Dehna dur   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
melkam meshe't   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru   
Bonjour   

Please
i'bakwon   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
aznallehu   
désolé   

Bye
tschao   
au revoir   

I Love You
afekirishalehu   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
yiqirta   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Gondar   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Gojjami   
African French   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Africa   

Dialect 3
Showa   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
18.70 million   
99+
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million   
23
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
Not Available   
français   

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   
Français   

French Name
amharique   
français   

German Name
Amharisch   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Amharas   
Not Available   

History

Origin
13th century   
9th Century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Romance   

Branch
Ethiopic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Amharic   
Standard French   

Language Position
55   
40
13   
12

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
am   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
amh   
fre   

ISO 639 3
amh   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
amha1245   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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All Amharic and French Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Amharic and French dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and French language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas French Dialects are spoken in different French speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs French Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. French dialects include: Quebec French , African French. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Amharic and French Speaking population

Amharic and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and French languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Amharic and French on Amharic vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and French Language Codes

Amharic and French language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and French Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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