Amharic language
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Amharic (/æmˈhærɪk/ mà ọ bụ /ɑːmˈhɑːrɪk/; (Amharic), Amarəñña, IPA: [amarɨɲːa] (na-ege ntị)) bụ asụsụ Semitic nkè Ethiopia, nkè bụ obere otú n'ime alaka Semitic of the Afroasiatic languages.[4][5] Ndị Amharas na-asụ yá dị kà asụsụ mbụ, ọ na-ejekwa ozi dị kàa asụsụ màkà ndị ọzọ bi n'obodo ụkwụ nà ọbọdọ ụkwụ nkè Etiopia.[6]
Amharic | |
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አማርኛ (Amarəñña) | |
Pronunciation | [amarɨɲːa] |
Native to | Ethiopia |
Ethnicity | Amhara |
Native speakers |
32,000,000[1] (2018) L2 speakers: 25,000,000[1] |
Language family |
Afro-Asiatic
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Writing system |
Geʽez script (Amharic syllabary) Ge'ez Braille |
Signed forms |
Signed Amharic[2] |
Official status | |
Official language in |
Ethiopia[3] |
Regulated by | Imperial Academy (former) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | am |
ISO 639-2 | amh |
ISO 639-3 | amh |
Glottolog | amha1245 |
Linguasphere | 12-ACB-a |
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Asụsụ ahụ na-eje ozi dị kà asụsụ ọrụ gọọmentị etiti nkè Etiopia, ọ bụkwa asụsụ ọrụ ma ọ bụ asụsụ ọrụ nkè ọtụtụ mpaghara gọọmentị nkè Etiopia. Ná 31,800,000 ndị na-asụ asụsụ nne kà ọ na-erule 2018, tinyere ndị ọzọ 25,100,000 ndị na'asụsụ nke abụọ, Amharic bụ asụsụ nne nkè abụọ á na-asukarị n'Etiopia (na-esote Oromo), mana nkè á na-ekwukarị n"ihe gbasara ndị na-ekwu okwu. Ọ bụkwa asụsụ Semitic nke abụọ a na-asụkarị n'ụwa (na-esote Arabic).[7][8]
A na-ede Amharic site n'aka ekpe gaa n'aka nri site ná iji usoro sitere ná edemede Geʽez.[9] Á na-akpọ usoro ederede nke akụkụ nkè á na-ede usoro ụdaume dị kà nkeji abugida (አቡጊዳ).[10] Á na-akpọ graphemes fidäl (ፊደል), nke pụtara "ihe odide", "akara", "akwụkwọ ozi", ma ọ bụ "akara".
Enweghị nkwekọrịta zuru ụwa ọnụ ná Romanization nkè Amharic n'ime edemede Latin. Ìhè atụ Amharic ná ngalaba ndị dị n'okpuru na-eji otu usoro nkè á na-ahụkarị n'etiti ndị ọkà mmụta asụsụ na-ahụ màkà asụsụ Semitic nkè Etiopia.