Believed by some to be the direct linguistic descendant of Ge'ez. Incorrectly called 'Ge'ez'. People have suffered from recent famines. Bible portions 1889-1981. Afro-Asiatic , Semitic, South, Ethiopian, North.
Ethiopic script is used.
People have suffered from recent famines. Bible portions 1866. Net Part of the Ethnologue , 13th Edition, Barbara F. Grimes, Editor. Inc. All rights reserved. If you have questions, comments, or updates on the Ethnologue, go to the Feedback page .