Amharic
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| Native speakers | 22,000,000 (2007 Population and Housing Census) |
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| Official language in | Ethiopia |
| Signed forms | Signed Amharic |
| Native to | Ethiopia |
| Writing systems | Ge'ez Braille |
| Geʽez script | |
| Language family | Semitic languages |
| Afroasiatic languages | |
| Ethiopian Semitic languages | |
| Date of Reg. | |
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| ID | 1279580 |
About Amharic
Amharic is one of the Ethiopian Semitic languages, which are 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.
