Geʽez (/ ˈɡiːɛz / GEE-ez; [4] Ge'ez: ግዕዝ, romanized: Gəʽəz, IPA: [ˈɡɨʕɨz] ⓘ) is a script used as an abugida (alphasyllabary) for several Afro-Asiatic and Nilo-Saharan languages of Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Online keyboard to type en Amharic text with the Geez alphabet (Ethiopian language)

The Ethiopian alphabet has 7 vowels: a (about), u (spoon), I (meat), a (car), e (say), I (kin), and o (tore). The 33 shapes are changed to point out a different vowel which follows the base consonant.

The Ethiopian alphabet (Ge'ez) is one of the oldest used in the world. This alphabet is used by many of the 85 Ethiopian languages including Guragigna and Tigrigna. Each letter/character is phonetic meaning it represents a sound.

The Amharic alphabet, derived from the Ge'ez script, consists of 33 core characters. The Amharic alphabet is the only actively used native African writing system and the official Ethiopian alphabet. The alphabet consists of 31 consonant letters each of which has seven variations.

Jan 3, 2024 · At its core, the Ethiopian alphabet is composed of unique characters or glyphs that combine to create a syllabic writing system. Unlike many other alphabets, each character in the Amharic script is associated with a syllable sound instead of a mere letter.

Amharic is a Semitic language and the national language of Ethiopia (ኢትዮጵያ). The majority of the 25 million or so speakers of Amharic can be found in Ethiopia, but there are also speakers in a number of other countries, particularly Eritrea (ኤርትራ), Canada, the USA and Sweden.

Ethiopic alphabet, writing system used to write the Geʿez literary and ecclesiastical language and the Amharic, Tigre, and Tigrinya languages of Ethiopia and Eritrea.

The Ethiopian script is not strictly speaking an alphabet, but what is called a syllabary. This means that each letter or symbol usually represents a whole syllable. There are thirty three basic shapes.

Nov 6, 2024 · The Ethiopian alphabet, also known as the Ge’ez alphabet or Ethiopic script, is a writing system used in Ethiopia and Eritrea. The alphabet of Ethiopia consists of a total of 33 letters, each representing a unique sound in the Ge’ez language.