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Ethiopian language   /ˌiθiˈoʊpiən lˈæŋgwədʒ/   Listen
Ethiopian language

noun
1.
The dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contact.  Synonym: Amharic.






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"Ethiopian language" Quotes from Famous Books



... has two principal dialects—the northern, which has, for centuries, been the general tongue of the empire, and is best represented in literature, and the southern, a branch of which is supposed to be the mother of the Ethiopian language. The former, in degenerated dialects, is still spoken in Arabia, in parts of western Asia, and throughout northern Africa, and forms an important part of the Turkish, Persian, and other Oriental languages. ...
— Handbook of Universal Literature - From The Best and Latest Authorities • Anne C. Lynch Botta



Words linked to "Ethiopian language" :   Semitic



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