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Amharic and Vietnamese


Vietnamese and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
Vietnam  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Czech Republic  

Regulated By
-  
-  

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.
  
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  

Similar To
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
-  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Amharic-1.jpg#200  
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
33  
15
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
12  
9

How Many Consonants
31  
21
21  
11

Scripts
Ethiopic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Selam  
Xin chào  

Thank You
amesege'nallo'  
Cam on  

How Are You?
Dehina newot?  
Bạn khỏe không?  

Good Night
Dehna dur  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
melkam meshe't  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
i'bakwon  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
aznallehu  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
tschao  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
afekirishalehu  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
yiqirta  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar  
Northern Vietnamese  

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

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
27
76,000,000.00  
11

Dialect 2
Gojjami  
North-central Vietnamese  

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

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
24
76,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Showa  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
22
76,000,000.00  
8

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
5  
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.37 %  
37
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million  
99+
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
አማርኛ  
tiếng việt (㗂越)  

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

French Name
amharique  
vietnamien  

German Name
Amharisch  
Vietnamesisch  

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

Ethnicity
Amharas  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
13th century  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
-  

Branch
Ethiopic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Amharic  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
55  
99+
14  
13

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
am  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
amh  
vie  

ISO 639 3
amh  
vie  

ISO 639 6
amh  
vie  

Glottocode
amha1245  
viet1252  

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a  
46-EBA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Analytic, Isolating  

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All Amharic and Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Vietnamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Vietnamese Dialects are spoken in different Vietnamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Vietnamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Vietnamese dialects include: Northern Vietnamese , North-central Vietnamese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Amharic and Vietnamese Speaking population

Amharic and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 %. 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 Vietnamese on Amharic vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Vietnamese Language Codes

Amharic and Vietnamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Vietnamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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