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| ==Description==
| | *[http://www.languagesgulper.com/eng/Ethiopic.html Language Gulper] Languages of Ethiopia and Eritrea |
| | | *[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/amharic.htm Omniglot] Amharic |
| There are 90 individual languages spoken in Ethiopia. Most people in the country speak Afroasiatic languages of the following. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Ethiopia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia#Languages#:~:text=there%20are%2090%20individual%20languages%20spoken%20in%20Ethiopia., accessed 8 Sep 2021.</ref>
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cushitic_languages Cushitic Branch] | |
| **[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromo_language '''Oromo language'''] - spoken by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromo_people Oromo People]. One of the five official languages of Ethiopia.
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| **[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_language '''Somali language'''] - spoken by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalis Somalis]. One of the five official languages of Ethiopia.
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semitic_languages Semitic Branch]
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| **[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amharic '''Amharic Language'''] - spoken by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amhara_people Amhara People]. One of the five official languages of Ethiopia.
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| **[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigrinya_language '''Tigrinya language'''] - spoken by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigrayans Tigrayans]. One of the five official languages of Ethiopia.
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| Together, these four groups make up about three-quarters of Ethiopia's population. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Ethiopia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia#Languages#:~:text=Together%2C%20these%20four%20groups%20make%20up%20about%20three-quarters%20of%20Ethiopia's%20population., accessed 8 Sep 2021.</ref>
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| Other Afroasiatic lanquauges with a significant number of speakers include...<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Ethiopia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia#Languages, accessed 25 Oct 2021.</ref>
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| :*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidama_language '''Sidama language''']
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| :*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afar_language '''Afar language'''] - spoken by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afar_people Afar People]. One of the five official languages of Ethiopia.
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| :*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadiyya_language '''Hadiyya language''']
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| :*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agaw_languages '''Agaw language''']
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| :*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurage_languages '''Gurage languages''']
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| :*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harari_language '''Harari languages''']
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| :*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silt%CA%BCe_language '''Siltʼe''']
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| :*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argobba_language '''Argobba''']
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| English is the most spoken foreign language and is used in schools and federal laws. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Ethiopia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia#Languages#:~:text=English%20is%20the%20most%20widely%20spoken%20foreign%20language, accessed 25 Oct 2021.</ref>
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| |+Languages of Ethiopia<br>
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| as of 2007 Census
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| !Language
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| !Percentage
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| of Population
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| |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromo_language Oromo]
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| |33.8%
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| |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amharic Amharic]
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| |29.3%
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| |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_language Somali]
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| |6.3%
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| |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigrinya_language Tigrinya]
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| |5.9%
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| |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidama_language Sidamo]
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| |4.0%
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| |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolaitta_language Wolaytta]
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| |2.2%
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| |-
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| |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurage_languages Gurage]
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| |2.0%
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| |-
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| |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afar_language Afar]
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| |1.7%
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| |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadiyya_language Hadiyya]
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| |1.7%
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| |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamo-Gofa-Dawro_language Gamo-Gofa-Dawro]
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| |1.5%
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| |Others
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| |11.6%
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| |}
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| ==Word List(s)==
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| * [http://mylanguages.org/oromo_phrases.php#:~:text=List%20of%20Phrases%20in%20Oromo Phrases in Oromo] - MyLanguages.org
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| * [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/somali.php#:~:text=Useful%20phrases%20in%20Somali Useful Phrases in Somali] - Omniglot
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| * [http://ilanguages.org/amharic_phrases.php Amharic Phrases] - iLanguages
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| * [http://learn101.org/amharic_phrases.php Amharic Phrases] - Learn101 | |
| * [https://wikitravel.org/en/Amharic_phrasebook#:~:text=Phrase%20list Amharic Phrase list] - WikiTravel
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| * [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/tigrinya.php#:~:text=Useful%20phrases%20in%20Tigrinya Useful Phrases in Tigrinya] - Omniglot
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| ==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
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| '''Alphabet'''
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| * [https://www.omniglot.com/writing/amharic.htm#:~:text=The%20syllables%20with%20the%20vowel%20transliterated Amharic Alphabet] - Omniglot
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| * [https://www.omniglot.com/writing/somali.htm#:~:text=Somali%2FOsmanya%20alphabet Somali/Osmanya Alphabet] - Omniglot
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| * [https://omniglot.com/writing/oromo.htm#:~:text=Ge'ez%20script%20for%20Oromo Ge'ez Script for Oromo] - Omniglot
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| * [https://omniglot.com/writing/oromo.htm#:~:text=Arabic%20script%20for%20Oromo Arabic Script for Oromo] - Omniglot
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| * [https://omniglot.com/writing/oromo.htm#:~:text=Latin%20alphabet%20for%20Oromo Latin Alphabet for Oromo] - Omniglot
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| * [https://omniglot.com/writing/tigrinya.htm#:~:text=The%20Tigrinya%20script The Tigrinya script] - Omniglot
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| '''Pronunciation'''
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| * [https://forvo.com/languages/om/#:~:text=Oromo%20pronunciation%20dictionary Oromo Pronunciation Dictionary] - Forvo
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| * [https://forvo.com/languages/so/#:~:text=Somali%20pronunciation%20dictionary Somali Pronunciation Dictionary] - Forvo
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| * [https://forvo.com/languages/am/#:~:text=Amharic%20pronunciation%20dictionary Amharic Pronunciation Dictionary] - Forvo
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| * [https://forvo.com/languages/ti/#:~:text=Tigrinya%20pronunciation%20dictionary Tigrinya Pronunciation Dictionary] - Forvo
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| ==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
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| '''Dictionaries''''
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| * Muudee, Mahdi Hamid. ''Hamid Muudee's Oromo dictionary : English-Oromo.'' Atlanta, GA: Sagalee Oromoo Pub. Co., 1995. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/33362146 WorldCat].
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| * Hashi, Abdirahman A. ''Fiqi's Somali English dictionary.'' Jigjiga, Ethiopia: Fiqi Educational Materials, 1998. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/44749914 WorldCat].
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| * Leslau, Wolf. ''Concise Amharic dictionary : Amharic-English, English-Amharic.'' Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/70877427 WorldCat].
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| * Asfeha, Amanuel. ''Mesob English Tigrinya dictionary.'' n.p.: n.p., 2015. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/950006182 WorldCat].
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| '''Online Dictionaries'''
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| * [https://glosbe.com/en/om Dictionary English - Oromo] - Glosbe
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| * [https://glosbe.com/so/en Somali Online Dictionary] - Glosbe
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| * [https://www.lexilogos.com/english/somali_dictionary.htm Somali Online Dictionary] - Lexilogos
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| * [https://www.amharicpro.com/ English - Amharic Online Dictionary] - AmharicPro
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| * [https://dictionary.abyssinica.com/ Amharic Online Dictionary] - Abyssinica
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| * [https://glosbe.com/en/ti Dictionary English - Tigrinya] - Glosbe
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| '''Language Aids'''
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| * [http://learn101.org/oromo_grammar.php#:~:text=Oromo%20Grammar Oromo Grammar] - Learn101
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| * [http://learn101.org/somali_grammar.php Somali Grammar] - Learn101
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| * [http://polymath.org/somali_grammar_list.php Somali Grammar] - Polymath
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| * [http://learn101.org/amharic_grammar.php Amharic Grammar] - Learn101
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| * [https://www.omniglot.com/writing/amharic.htm#:~:text=Punctuation Amharic Punctuation] - Omniglot
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| * [https://www.linguashop.com/tigrinya-grammar Tigrinya Grammar] - LinguaShop
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| ==Additional Resources==
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| * [https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/oromo/ Oromo Language Overview] - MustGo travel
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| * [http://aboutworldlanguages.com/somali Somali Language Overview] - MustGo travel
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| * [https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/amharic/ Amharic Language Overview] - MustGo travel
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| * [https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/tigrinya/ Tigrinya Language Overview] - MustGo travel
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| ==References==
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