Amharic
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See also: amhàric
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æmˈhæɹɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Amharic
- A Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia.
- 2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books, published 2020, pages 218–219:
- Fifi smiles and nods, then says “yes” in Amharic with that typical Ethiopian inflection that makes it sound less like a word and more like a sharp intake of air.
Synonyms
- (language): Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Ethiopian
Translations
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See also
- Wiktionary's coverage of Amharic terms
Amharic language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Amharic edition of Wiktionary
- ISO 639-1 code am, ISO 639-3 code amh (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Amharic, amh
