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
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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
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Ethiopic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Gondar
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
India
Ethiopia
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
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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
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Bengali
Amharic
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
beng1280
amha1245
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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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.