Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
  
National Language
Bangladesh, India
  
Ethiopia
  
Second Language
India
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Ethiopic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Selam
  
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
amesege'nallo'
  
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Dehina newot?
  
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Dehna dur
  
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
melkam meshe't
  
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
i'ndemin walu
  
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
i'ndemin adäru
  
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
i'bakwon
  
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
aznallehu
  
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
tschao
  
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
afekirishalehu
  
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
yiqirta
  
Dialect 1
Chakma
  
Gondar
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
Gondar
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Hajong
  
Gojjami
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Ethiopia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Rarhi
  
Showa
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Ethiopia
  
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million
  
9
18.70 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
196.00 million
  
7
25.00 million
  
32
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million
  
16
10.00 million
  
23
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Not Available
  
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
  
French Name
bengali
  
amharique
  
German Name
Bengali
  
Amharisch
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
[amarɨɲɲa]
  
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Amharas
  
Origin
1000–1200 CE
  
13th century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Semitic
  
Branch
Indic
  
Ethiopic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Ge'ez
  
Standard Forms
Bengali
  
Amharic
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Amharic
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
bn
  
am
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ben
  
amh
  
ISO 639 2/B
ben
  
amh
  
ISO 639 3
ben
  
amh
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
beng1280
  
amha1245
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
  
12-ACB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Bengali and Amharic 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 Bengali and Amharic greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bengali and Amharic language. Bengali word for "Hello" is হ্যালো (Hyālō) or Amharic word for "Thank You" is amesege'nallo'. Find more of such common Bengali Greetings and Amharic Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bengali vs Amharic Difficulty
The Bengali vs Amharic difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bengali Alphabets and Amharic 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 Bengali and Amharic are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bengali and Amharic, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bengali is 44 weeks while to learn Amharic time required is 44 weeks.