Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
National Language
Ethiopia
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
France, Germany, Indonesia
Regulated By
Not Available
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
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.
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
Similar To
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German and English Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
amesege'nallo'
dankjewel
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
hoe gaat het met je?
Good Night
Dehna dur
goede Nacht
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
goedenavond
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
goedemiddag
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
goedemorgen
Please
i'bakwon
alsjeblieft
I Love You
afekirishalehu
Ik hou van jou
Dialect 1
Gondar
Gronings
Where They Speak
Gondar
Netherlands
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Gojjami
Low Saxon
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Showa
Limburgian
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Belgium, Netherlands
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
Nederlands
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
Hollands, Nederlands
French Name
amharique
néerlandais; flamand
German Name
Amharisch
Niederländisch
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
Ethnicity
Amharas
Dutch people
Origin
13th century
AD 450-500
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Germanic
Early Forms
Ge'ez
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
Standard Forms
Amharic
Standard Dutch
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
amha1245
mode1257
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
52-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Synthetic
All Amharic and Dutch 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 Dutch dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Dutch language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Dutch Dialects are spoken in different Dutch speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Dutch Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Dutch dialects include: Gronings , Low Saxon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Dutch Speaking population
Amharic and Dutch speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Dutch languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Dutch Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 %. 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 Dutch on Amharic vs Dutch where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Dutch Language Codes
Amharic and Dutch language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Dutch Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.