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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
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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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