Amharic Language
Amharic language classification, Amharic alphabet, Amharic
dialects, Amharic orthography, Amharic language history Amharic language
Amharic: Official language of
Number of Amharic Speakers: Over 17 million mother
tongue speakers and more than 21 million second language
speakers. About 9 million Ethiopians speak Oromo and Somali.
Afaan Oromo is also spoken in
Amharic Speakers: Also in
Language Classification: Semitic (cushitic)
language which is Afro-Asiatic language spoken in
Amharic Alphabet: Writing system is called fidel or
abugida adapted from Ge’ez language that does not exists
now. Abugida is a Brahmic language script used in
Amharic Dialects: Argobba is a dialect spoken by
Muslim population. |
Amharic Orthography: Amharic uses triconsonantal
roots in its morphology where consonants help clarify the
written text while vowels further explain the meaning
(semantics). Amharic orthography is standard and the script
is written horizontally from left to right.
Amharic Language History: Amharic language appeared
in the region called Amhara in the ninth century. Amharic
speakers are mainly Orthodox Christians. About four million
people in
Amharic Language Enriched by: The Cushitic tongues
influenced Amharic grammar and vocabulary.
Amharic
Standardization Efforts: No major standardization reform.
Unique Features of Amharic: It is a modified
version of Ethiopic script.
Discover
the origins and development of the Ethio-Semitic (Afroasiatic)
languages at
Amharic Verb Morphology: A Generative Approach
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