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Amharic vs French


French vs 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
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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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Amharic and French Language History

Comparison of Amharic vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Amharic and French language. History of Amharic language states that this language originated in 13th century whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Amharic and French Language History.

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Amharic and French Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Amharic and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Amharic and French language. Amharic word for "Hello" is Selam or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Amharic Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Amharic vs French Difficulty

The Amharic vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Amharic Alphabets and French Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Amharic and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Amharic and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Amharic is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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