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