Tracing back to 1000 BC in the era of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, Amharic is a language of great historical and cultural importance, spoken by millions.
Amharic
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Classification
Afro-Asiatic > Semitic
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Speakers
38.7 million
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Script
Ethiopic (Ge'ez)
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Text direction
Left-to-right
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Official language
Ethiopia
Amharic
As the official language of Ethiopia, Amharic plays a central role in the country’s social, cultural and institutional affairs.
Amharic is a Semitic language, and, of Semitic languages, has the second highest number of speakers in the world after Arabic.
The Amharic script is an abugida: each character represents a consonant and a vowel together; interestingly, each consonant has a basic letter shape, which is changed based on which vowel it’s paired with.
The Amharic alphabet has 33 letters, each of which may take up to 5 different forms, adding up to a total of 251 characters.
Here at Geo Language Services, we provide translations that ensure your content is both accurate and culturally relevant, helping you connect with Amharic-speaking audiences.
Services offered for this language
Translation / Transcreation / Subtitling / Localization / Adaptation / Copywriting / Authoring / Proofreading / Revision / Editing / Translation quality assurance / Terminology / Linguistic validation / Glossary creation / Dubbing / Voice-overs / Transcription / Typesetting / Simultaneous interpreting / Consecutive interpreting / Conference interpreting / Telephone interpreting / Public service interpreting / Interpreting equipment hire / Foreign language consulting
Interesting fact
Many Rastafarians learn Amharic because Haile Selassie, the figurehead of the Rastafarian movement, came from Ethiopia. Rastafari means literally “Head Tafari” in Amharic and "Tafari" was Haile Selassie’s name before he became King.
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