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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
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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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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