Amharic

Amharic (/æmˈhærɪk/ or /ɑːmˈhɑːrɪk/; (Amharic: አማርኛ), Amarəñña, IPA: [amarɨɲːa] ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas and as a lingua franca by other populations residing in major cities and towns of Ethiopia. There is no universally agreed way of romanising Amharic into Latin script. The Amharic examples in the sections below use one system that is common among linguists specialising in Ethiopian Semitic languages.

Amharic

Amharic (/æmˈhærɪk/ or /ɑːmˈhɑːrɪk/; (Amharic: አማርኛ), Amarəñña, IPA: [amarɨɲːa] ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas and as a lingua franca by other populations residing in major cities and towns of Ethiopia. There is no universally agreed way of romanising Amharic into Latin script. The Amharic examples in the sections below use one system that is common among linguists specialising in Ethiopian Semitic languages.