Amharic

Amharic

አማርኛ
22M speakers · Afroasiatic › Semitic · Ethiopic
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EthiopiaDjibouti
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Written in the ethiopic script. Uses SOV word order. Notable features include pronoun dropping.

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Official in 1 countries

Ethiopia

170,900 km²

Africa
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Typology

Word order SOV
Adjective before noun
Numeral before noun
Adposition preposition
Def. article yes
Indef. article yes
Pro-drop yes
Tonal no
Ejectives yes
Gender yes
Noun cases yes

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