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Amharic vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Ethiopia   
Vietnam   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Czech Republic   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Chinese Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
37   
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
12   
9

How Many Consonants
31   
21
21   
11

Scripts
Ethiopic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Selam   
Xin chào   

Thank You
amesege'nallo'   
Cam on   

How Are You?
Dehina newot?   
Bạn khỏe không?   

Good Night
Dehna dur   
Chúc ngủ ngon   

Good Evening
melkam meshe't   
Chào buổi tối   

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu   
Chào buổi trưa   

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru   
Chào buổi sáng   

Please
i'bakwon   
xin vui lòng   

Sorry
aznallehu   
Xin lỗi   

Bye
tschao   
Tạm biệt   

I Love You
afekirishalehu   
tôi yêu bạn   

Excuse Me
yiqirta   
Xin loi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar   
Northern Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Gondar   
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac   

Dialect 2
Gojjami   
North-central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa   

Dialect 3
Showa   
Mid-Central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
18.70 million   
99+
91.00 million   
16

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million   
23
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
Not Available   
tiếng việt (㗂越)   

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   

French Name
amharique   
vietnamien   

German Name
Amharisch   
Vietnamesisch   

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]   
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)   

Ethnicity
Amharas   
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   

History

Origin
13th century   
c. 1440   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Not Available   

Branch
Ethiopic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez   
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   

Standard Forms
Amharic   
Standard Vietnamese   

Language Position
55   
40
14   
13

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic   
Vietnamese sign languages   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
am   
vi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh   
vie   

ISO 639 2/B
amh   
vie   

ISO 639 3
amh   
vie   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
amha1245   
viet1252   

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a   
46-EBA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Analytic, Isolating   

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Amharic and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Amharic vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Amharic and Vietnamese language. History of Amharic language states that this language originated in 13th century whereas history of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440. 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 Vietnamese Language History.

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Amharic and Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Amharic and Vietnamese language. Amharic word for "Hello" is Selam or Vietnamese word for "Thank You" is Cam on. Find more of such common Amharic Greetings and Vietnamese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Amharic vs Vietnamese Difficulty

The Amharic vs Vietnamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Amharic Alphabets and Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Amharic and Vietnamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Amharic is 44 weeks while to learn Vietnamese time required is 44 weeks.

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