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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... <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> | ||
* [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] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cushitic_languages Cushitic Branch] | ||
** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_language '''Somali language'''] - spoken by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalis Somalis] | **[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromo_language '''Oromo language'''] - spoken by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromo_people Oromo People] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semitic_languages Semitic Branch] | **[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_language '''Somali language'''] - spoken by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalis Somalis] | ||
** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amharic '''Amharic Language'''] - spoken by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amhara_people Amhara People] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semitic_languages Semitic Branch] | ||
** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigrinya_language '''Tigrinya language'''] - spoken by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigrayans Tigrayans] | **[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amharic '''Amharic Language'''] - spoken by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amhara_people Amhara People] | ||
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigrinya_language '''Tigrinya language'''] - spoken by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigrayans Tigrayans] | |||
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> | 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> | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+Languages of Ethiopia | |||
as of 2007 Census | |||
!Language | |||
!Percentage | |||
of Population | |||
|- | |||
|Oromo | |||
|33.8% | |||
|- | |||
|Amharic | |||
|29.3% | |||
|- | |||
|Somali | |||
|6.3% | |||
|- | |||
|Tigrinya | |||
|5.9% | |||
|- | |||
|Sidamo | |||
|4.0% | |||
|- | |||
|Wolaytta | |||
|2.2% | |||
|- | |||
|Gurage | |||
|2.0% | |||
|- | |||
|Afar | |||
|1.7% | |||
|- | |||
|Hadiyya | |||
|1.7% | |||
|- | |||
|Gamo-Gofa-Dawro | |||
|1.5% | |||
|- | |||
|Others | |||
|11.6% | |||
|} | |||
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==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
== References | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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<br> | <br> | ||
==Languages== | ==Languages== | ||
*[http://www.languagesgulper.com/eng/Ethiopic.html Language Gulper] Languages of Ethiopia and Eritrea | *[http://www.languagesgulper.com/eng/Ethiopic.html Language Gulper] Languages of Ethiopia and Eritrea | ||
===Amharic Language=== | ===Amharic Language=== | ||
*[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/amharic.htm Omniglot] - Amharic language, writing system, and reading tutorial | *[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/amharic.htm Omniglot] - Amharic language, writing system, and reading tutorial | ||
*[http://aboutworldlanguages.com/amharic Amharic language overview] | *[http://aboutworldlanguages.com/amharic Amharic language overview] | ||
*[https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/amharic.pdf Amharic Transliteration information] | *[https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/amharic.pdf Amharic Transliteration information] | ||
*[http://mylanguages.org/amharic_romanization.php | *[http://mylanguages.org/amharic_romanization.php Amharic-Latin converter] | ||
*[http://learn101.org/amharic_grammar.php Amharic basics and grammar] | *[http://learn101.org/amharic_grammar.php Amharic basics and grammar] | ||
*[https://dictionary.abyssinica.com/ | *[https://dictionary.abyssinica.com/ Amharic dictionary online] | ||
*[http://www.amharicpro.com/ Amharic online dictionary] | *[http://www.amharicpro.com/ Amharic online dictionary] | ||
===Somali Language=== | ===Somali Language=== | ||
*[http://aboutworldlanguages.com/somali Somali language overview] | *[http://aboutworldlanguages.com/somali Somali language overview] | ||
*[http://learn101.org/somali_grammar.php | *[http://learn101.org/somali_grammar.php Somali basics and grammar] | ||
*[http://polymath.org/somali_grammar_list.php Somali grammar] | *[http://polymath.org/somali_grammar_list.php Somali grammar] | ||
*[https://glosbe.com/so/en Somali online dictionary] | *[https://glosbe.com/so/en Somali online dictionary] | ||
*[http://countrystudies.us/somalia/51.htm Country Studies - Somalia Language] | *[http://countrystudies.us/somalia/51.htm Country Studies - Somalia Language] | ||
*[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/somali.htm Omniglot - Somali Alphabet] | *[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/somali.htm Omniglot - Somali Alphabet] | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_language Wikipedia - Somali Language] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_language Wikipedia - Somali Language] | ||
*[http://www.lexilogos.com/english/somali_dictionary.htm | *[http://www.lexilogos.com/english/somali_dictionary.htm Somali language resources] | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_language Somali language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_language Somali language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia] | ||
*[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Afro-Asiatic-languages Afro-Asiatic languages | Britannica.com] | *[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Afro-Asiatic-languages Afro-Asiatic languages | Britannica.com] | ||
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