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Amharic languageSemitic language of Ethiopia. Amharic is spoken by more than 18 million people as a first language and is used as a lingua franca throughout much of central highland Ethiopia. Its status as a de facto national language is largely due to the long dominance of the Ethiopian monarchy by Amhara sovereigns. Amharic is written in a modified form of the partly syllabic, partly alphabetic script used to write Ge'ez, the classical language of Christian Ethiopian civilization (see Ethiopic languages). Though manuscripts in Amharic are known from the 14th century, the language has only recently been used as a general medium for literature, journalism, and education. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It is as though the written Amharic language, here mixed with
other semiotic systems, becomes a mirror for the layered and amalgamated
nature of oral language in exile.
Addressing the linguistic needs of a particular country or region can
also lead to market domination: Okpalobi notes the success of Phonetic
Systems, a Houston-based OEM for Apple Computing that created word
processing packages based on the Geez script used in the Eritrea's
Tigrinya and Amharic languages, thus providing a near-exclusive stake
for Apple in that country's government and business computer
markets. |
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