Native Name: Amharic (አማርኛ)
Number of Speakers: 27 million
Official language of: Ethiopia
Script used: Ge’ez Alphabet (Abugida or Fidel)
Sample of Amharic
Amharic is a Semitic language with a very long history and is the official language of several of the states within Ethiopia, including the Amhara Region and the multi-ethnic Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region. It has been the working language of government, the military, and of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church throughout medieval and modern times. Amharic is the language of some 2.7 million emigrants (notably in Egypt, Israel, and Sweden). It is one of two official languages of Ethiopia, along with Oromo.
Amharic is written with a version of the Ge’ez script known as ፊደል (Fidel). There is no standard way to transliterating Amharic into the Latin alphabet. Amharic is named after the district of Amhara, which is thought to be the historic centre of the language.
Amharic Translation, Typesetting, Websites, Voice-Overs and Subtitles
Adelphi Translations Ltd. work translating Amharic to English and English to Amharic. We also produce voice recordings and subtitles for video in Amharic as well as translation and localization of web sites into Amharic. We are based in Sheffield, UK and handle language projects for local clients in commercial centres such as Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and London but also have many International clients from around the world.
