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| | link1=[[Ethiopia Genealogy|Ethiopia]] | | | link1=[[Ethiopia Genealogy|Ethiopia]] |
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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
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| There are 90 individual languages spoken in Ethiopia. Most people in the country speak Afroasiatic languages of the... <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> | | 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/Cushitic_languages Cushitic Branch] |
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| ==Word List(s)== | | ==Word List(s)== |
| * [http://mylanguages.org/oromo_phrases.php#:~:text=List%20of%20Phrases%20in%20Oromo Phrases in Oromo] - MyLanguages.org | | * [http://mylanguages.org/oromo_phrases.php#:~:text=List%20of%20Phrases%20in%20Oromo Phrases in Oromo] - MyLanguages.org |
| * [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/somali.php#:~:text=Useful%20phrases%20in%20Somali Useful Phrases in Somali] - Omniglot | | * [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/somali.php#:~:text=Useful%20phrases%20in%20Somali Useful Phrases in Somali] - Omniglot |
| * [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/tigrinya.php#:~:text=Useful%20phrases%20in%20Tigrinya Useful Phrases in Tigrinya] - Omniglot
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| * [http://ilanguages.org/amharic_phrases.php Amharic Phrases] - iLanguages | | * [http://ilanguages.org/amharic_phrases.php Amharic Phrases] - iLanguages |
| * [http://learn101.org/amharic_phrases.php Amharic Phrases] - Learn101 | | * [http://learn101.org/amharic_phrases.php Amharic Phrases] - Learn101 |
| * [https://wikitravel.org/en/Amharic_phrasebook#:~:text=Phrase%20list Amharic Phrase list] - WikiTravel | | * [https://wikitravel.org/en/Amharic_phrasebook#:~:text=Phrase%20list Amharic Phrase list] - WikiTravel |
| | * [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/tigrinya.php#:~:text=Useful%20phrases%20in%20Tigrinya Useful Phrases in Tigrinya] - Omniglot |
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| ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== |
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| * [https://www.omniglot.com/writing/amharic.htm#:~:text=The%20syllables%20with%20the%20vowel%20transliterated Amharic Alphabet] - Omniglot | | * [https://www.omniglot.com/writing/amharic.htm#:~:text=The%20syllables%20with%20the%20vowel%20transliterated Amharic Alphabet] - Omniglot |
| * [https://www.omniglot.com/writing/somali.htm#:~:text=Somali%2FOsmanya%20alphabet Somali/Osmanya Alphabet] - Omniglot | | * [https://www.omniglot.com/writing/somali.htm#:~:text=Somali%2FOsmanya%20alphabet Somali/Osmanya Alphabet] - Omniglot |
| | * [https://omniglot.com/writing/oromo.htm#:~:text=Ge'ez%20script%20for%20Oromo Ge'ez Script for Oromo] - Omniglot |
| | * [https://omniglot.com/writing/oromo.htm#:~:text=Arabic%20script%20for%20Oromo Arabic Script for Oromo] - Omniglot |
| | * [https://omniglot.com/writing/oromo.htm#:~:text=Latin%20alphabet%20for%20Oromo Latin Alphabet for Oromo] - Omniglot |
| * [https://omniglot.com/writing/tigrinya.htm#:~:text=The%20Tigrinya%20script The Tigrinya script] - Omniglot | | * [https://omniglot.com/writing/tigrinya.htm#:~:text=The%20Tigrinya%20script The Tigrinya script] - Omniglot |
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| '''Pronunciation''' | | '''Pronunciation''' |
| | * [https://forvo.com/languages/om/#:~:text=Oromo%20pronunciation%20dictionary Oromo Pronunciation Dictionary] - Forvo |
| | * [https://forvo.com/languages/so/#:~:text=Somali%20pronunciation%20dictionary Somali Pronunciation Dictionary] - Forvo |
| | * [https://forvo.com/languages/am/#:~:text=Amharic%20pronunciation%20dictionary Amharic Pronunciation Dictionary] - Forvo |
| | * [https://forvo.com/languages/ti/#:~:text=Tigrinya%20pronunciation%20dictionary Tigrinya Pronunciation Dictionary] - Forvo |
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| ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== |
| '''Dictionaries'''' | | '''Dictionaries'''' |
| * Mahdi Hamid Muudee, '''''Hamid Muudee's Oromo dictionary : English-Oromo''''', Atlanta, GA : Sagalee Oromoo Pub. Co., 1995 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/hamid-muudees-oromo-dictionary-english-oromo/oclc/33362146&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | | * 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]. |
| * Abdirahman A Hashi, '''''Fiqi's Somali English dictionary''''', Jigjiga, Ethiopia : Fiqi Educational Materials, 1998 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/fiqis-somali-english-dictionary/oclc/44749914&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | | * Hashi, Abdirahman A. ''Fiqi's Somali English dictionary.'' Jigjiga, Ethiopia: Fiqi Educational Materials, 1998. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/44749914 WorldCat]. |
| * Wolf Leslau, '''''Concise Amharic dictionary : Amharic-English, English-Amharic''''', Berkeley : University of California Press, 2004 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/concise-amharic-dictionary-amharic-english-english-amharic/oclc/70877427&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | | * Leslau, Wolf. ''Concise Amharic dictionary : Amharic-English, English-Amharic.'' Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/70877427 WorldCat]. |
| * Amanuel Asfeha, '''''Mesob English Tigrinya dictionary''''', 2015 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/mesob-english-tigrinya-dictionary/oclc/950006182&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | | * 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''' | | '''Online Dictionaries''' |
| | * [https://glosbe.com/en/om Dictionary English - Oromo] - Glosbe |
| | * [https://glosbe.com/so/en Somali Online Dictionary] - Glosbe |
| | * [https://www.lexilogos.com/english/somali_dictionary.htm Somali Online Dictionary] - Lexilogos |
| * [https://www.amharicpro.com/ English - Amharic Online Dictionary] - AmharicPro | | * [https://www.amharicpro.com/ English - Amharic Online Dictionary] - AmharicPro |
| * [https://dictionary.abyssinica.com/ Amharic Online Dictionary] - Abyssinica | | * [https://dictionary.abyssinica.com/ Amharic Online Dictionary] - Abyssinica |
| * [https://glosbe.com/so/en Somali Online Dictionary] - Glosbe | | * [https://glosbe.com/en/ti Dictionary English - Tigrinya] - Glosbe |
| * [https://www.lexilogos.com/english/somali_dictionary.htm Somali Online Dictionary] - Lexilogos
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| '''Language Aids''' | | '''Language Aids''' |
| | * [http://learn101.org/oromo_grammar.php#:~:text=Oromo%20Grammar Oromo Grammar] - Learn101 |
| | * [http://learn101.org/somali_grammar.php Somali Grammar] - Learn101 |
| | * [http://polymath.org/somali_grammar_list.php Somali Grammar] - Polymath |
| * [http://learn101.org/amharic_grammar.php Amharic Grammar] - Learn101 | | * [http://learn101.org/amharic_grammar.php Amharic Grammar] - Learn101 |
| * [https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/amharic/ Amharic Language Overview] - MustGo travel
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| * [http://aboutworldlanguages.com/somali Somali language overview] - MustGo travel
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| * [https://www.omniglot.com/writing/amharic.htm#:~:text=Punctuation Amharic Punctuation] - Omniglot | | * [https://www.omniglot.com/writing/amharic.htm#:~:text=Punctuation Amharic Punctuation] - Omniglot |
| * [http://learn101.org/somali_grammar.php Somali Grammar] - Learn101 | | * [https://www.linguashop.com/tigrinya-grammar Tigrinya Grammar] - LinguaShop |
| * [http://polymath.org/somali_grammar_list.php Somali Grammar] - Polymath
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| ==Additional Resources== | | ==Additional Resources== |
| | * [https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/oromo/ Oromo Language Overview] - MustGo travel |
| | * [http://aboutworldlanguages.com/somali Somali Language Overview] - MustGo travel |
| | * [https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/amharic/ Amharic Language Overview] - MustGo travel |
| | * [https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/tigrinya/ Tigrinya Language Overview] - MustGo travel |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |