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Amharic script

( a script )

Type of script: Abugida
Script category: Southern semitic script family
Period of use: 400 C.E. -
Parent script: Himyarite (show family tree)
Names: Ethiopic, Amharic script

Languages written with this script:

Transliterations/transcriptions

Name Target Type
EAE Latin script Transcription

More information

Article:    http://www.ancientscripts.com/ethiopic.html   
Article:    http://www.monotype.com/non-latin/wt_info/info_ethiopic.html   
Article:    http://www.omniglot.com/writing/ethiopic.htm   

Lars Marius Garshol, Ontopian.