The Jeliya catalogue uses አማርኛ / Amharic. Glottolog indexes the corresponding language as Amharic (amha1245). Its ISO 639-3 code is amh. [1]
Draft — awaiting native-speaker review
Amharic is written with the Ethiopic script, whose characters combine consonants and vowels.
Opening retained from the existing catalogue; awaiting editorial and speaker review.The Jeliya catalogue uses አማርኛ / Amharic. Glottolog indexes the corresponding language as Amharic (amha1245). Its ISO 639-3 code is amh. [1]
Glottolog associates this record with the following country codes: DJ, ET. Catalogue locations do not enumerate diaspora or second-language use. [1]
No dated, scope-checked speaker estimate has been approved for this page.
The catalogue classification follows this sequence: Afro-Asiatic → Semitic → West Semitic → Ethiosemitic → South Ethiopic → Amharic-Argobba. [1]
INALCO dates surviving early witnesses of Amharic literature to the thirteenth century. It distinguishes Amharic from Geʽez, a related classical language used in Ethiopian Orthodox liturgy. [2]
The Glottolog bibliography includes a linguistic description attributed to Maria Bulakh and Leonid Kogan 2017 [1375] and a more recent one attributed to Richter, Renate 1987. These are publication dates, not language origins. [1]
Fidel is an abugida: consonant families have vowel orders, with mergers and historical duplicate spellings. Learn characters in words, not only as a memorised chart.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.No lexical tone. Seven commonly analysed vowel qualities /i ɨ e ə a o u/. Ejective consonants contrast with plain consonants; gemination distinguishes forms but is usually unmarked in Fidel. Syllable structure includes closed syllables and epenthesis.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.A PHOIBLE record links published sound-inventory descriptions for this language. Inventory analysis can differ by variety and study; example words, letter values and a learner-facing pronunciation table still require a checked reference and speaker recordings. [6]
A reviewed alphabet, sound-by-sound IPA guide and reference recordings are still needed.
Awaiting a cited, language-specific contribution and speaker review.
Subject–object–verb; root-and-pattern verbal morphology, gender/number agreement, postpositions, relative clauses before nouns.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.A language-specific Grambank record is linked for comparison of grammatical features and their underlying references. Feature coding is an analytical resource; it is not a beginner explanation, a complete grammar or a substitute for a teacher’s review. [4]
Standard written Amharic and Addis Ababa conversational usage
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.Named child varieties in this record include Addis Ababa, Gojjam Amharic, Gondar Amharic, Shoa Amharic, Wollo Amharic. These labels do not select Jeliya’s teaching variety. [1]
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Open the dictionaryThe university overview describes popular and learned writing, poetry, fiction, theatre and cinema, as well as Ethiopic-script digital publishing. Its older demographic and legal descriptions are not treated here as a current census or policy statement. [2]
Editorial adaptation: Jeliya
Language reviewer: awaiting appointment
Last revision: 10/12/2026
Harald Hammarström, Robert Forkel, Martin Haspelmath and Sebastian Bank
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Source checked: 10/12/2026Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales
Source checked: 10/12/2026Richter, Renate 1987
Source checked: 10/12/2026