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Vietnamese vs Amharic


Amharic vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam  
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Vietnam  
Ethiopia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Czech Republic  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  
  • 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
Chinese Language  
Not Available  

Derived From
Chinese Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Amharic-1.jpg#200  

Alphabets
37  
19
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
7  
4

How Many Consonants
21  
11
31  
21

Scripts
Latin  
Ethiopic  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào  
Selam  

Thank You
Cam on  
amesege'nallo'  

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?  
Dehina newot?  

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon  
Dehna dur  

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối  
melkam meshe't  

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa  
i'ndemin walu  

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng  
i'ndemin adäru  

Please
xin vui lòng  
i'bakwon  

Sorry
Xin lỗi  
aznallehu  

Bye
Tạm biệt  
tschao  

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn  
afekirishalehu  

Excuse Me
Xin loi  
yiqirta  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese  
Gondar  

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

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese  
Gojjami  

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

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese  
Showa  

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  
Ethiopia  

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
5  
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
16
0.37 %  
35

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
17
10.00 million  
23

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)  
Not Available  

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

French Name
vietnamien  
amharique  

German Name
Vietnamesisch  
Amharisch  

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

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  
Amharas  

History

Origin
c. 1440  
13th century  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Semitic  

Branch
Not Available  
Ethiopic  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese  
Amharic  

Language Position
14  
13
55  
40

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages  
Signed Amharic  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
vi  
am  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie  
amh  

ISO 639 2/B
vie  
amh  

ISO 639 3
vie  
amh  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
viet1252  
amha1245  

Linguasphere
46-EBA  
12-ACB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Fusional  

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Vietnamese and Amharic Language History

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

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

Vietnamese vs Amharic Difficulty

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

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