Countries
Vietnam
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
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
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
I Love You
tôi yêu bạn
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
Xin loi
yiqirta
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
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
Origin
c. 1440
13th century
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Semitic
Branch
Not Available
Ethiopic
Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese
Amharic
Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
viet1252
amha1245
Linguasphere
46-EBA
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Fusional
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.