Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
National Language
Ethiopia
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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
Regulated By
Not Available
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
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.
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
Similar To
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Assamese and Oriya
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Ethiopic
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Selam
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Thank You
amesege'nallo'
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Good Night
Dehna dur
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Please
i'bakwon
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Sorry
aznallehu
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Bye
tschao
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
I Love You
afekirishalehu
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Excuse Me
yiqirta
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Where They Speak
Gondar
Bangladesh, Burma, India
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
India
Native Name
Not Available
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
French Name
amharique
bengali
German Name
Amharisch
Bengali
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
Not available
Ethnicity
Amharas
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Origin
13th century
1000–1200 CE
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Ge'ez
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Standard Forms
Amharic
Bengali
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
amha1245
beng1280
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
59-AAF-u
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Amharic and Bengali Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Amharic and Bengali dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Bengali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Bengali Dialects are spoken in different Bengali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Bengali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Bengali dialects include: Chakma , Hajong. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Bengali Speaking population
Amharic and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Amharic and Bengali on Amharic vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Bengali Language Codes
Amharic and Bengali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Bengali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.