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ISO 639-3: amh

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Other known names and dialect names: Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Ethiopian, Falasha

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Primary texts

  1. ONLINEAmharic Bible. Bible Society of Ethiopia. 1993. United Bible Societies. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_amh_gen-1
  2. ONLINELomax Collection Recording of Amharic. Lomax, Alan (Collector). n.d. The Rosetta Project: A Long Now Foundation Library of Human Language. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_amh_vertext-1
  3. ONLINEThe Modern Amharic Language. Titov, E. G. 1976. Moscow: Nauka Publishing House. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_amh_vertxt-3

Lexical resources

  1. Concise Amharic dictionary : Amharic-English : English-Amharic. Leslau, Wolf. 1976. Wiesbaden : O. Harrassowitz. oai:gial.edu:16810
  2. ONLINEAmharic Swadesh List. n.a. n.d. The Rosetta Project: A Long Now Foundation Library of Human Language. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_amh_swadesh-1
  3. Yäsəltʼənä - Amarəna - ənglizəña kʼamus (əncʼər kutab) (Yäsəltʼiña - Amarəna - ənglizəña mäzgäba kʼalat (acʼər ətəm): Siltʼe - Amharic - English dictionary (shorter version)). Gutt, Eeva H. M. (compiler); Mohammed, Hussein (compiler). 1995. Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:sil.org:37195

Language descriptions

  1. The systematization of six verb derivations in Amharic : an autosegmental account. Weaver, Mark David, 1966-. 2000. Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics Library. oai:gial.edu:12234
  2. The fundamentals of Amharic. Dawkins, C. H. 1969. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia : Sudan Interior Mission. oai:gial.edu:14969
  3. Amharic basic course, units 1-[60]. Foreign Service Institute (U.S.); Zelelie, Debebow; Andualem, Mulugeta; Obolensky, Serge, 1901-. n.d. Foreign Service Institute basic course series. oai:gial.edu:15166
  4. Traité de langue amharique (Abyssinie). Cohen, Marcel Samuel Raphaël, 1884-1974. 1970. Travaux et mémoires de l'Institut d'ethnologie ; 24. oai:gial.edu:9202
  5. ONLINECompendium of the World's Languages. Campbell, George L. 2000. Routledge. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_amh_morsyn-1
  6. ONLINEThe Modern Amharic Language. Titov, E.G. 1976. Moscow: Nauka Publishing House. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_amh_morsyn-3
  7. ONLINECompendium of the World's Languages. Campbell, George L. 2000. Routledge. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_amh_phon-1
  8. ONLINEHandbook of the International Phonetic Association: A Guide to the Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. Hayward, Katrina; Hayward, Richard J. 1999. International Phonetic Association. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_amh_phon-3
  9. Bi-consonantal reduplication in Amharic and Ethio-Semitic. Unseth, Peter Edward. 2002. SIL Language and Culture Archives. oai:sil.org:43708
  10. Surveying bi-consonantal reduplication in Semitic. Unseth, Peter. 2003. Lincom Europa. oai:sil.org:44374
  11. Markers of general interpretive use in Amharic and Swahili. Nicolle, Steve. 2000. John Benjamins Publishing Company. oai:sil.org:47653
  12. Which form predicts the others best? Variations on the Amharic verb "theme". Wedekind, Klaus. 1992. Journal of Ethiopian Studies XXV. oai:sil.org:51060
  13. Amharic stress (beat) rules of linguists, poets and singers. Which beat rules beat which?. Wedekind, Klaus; Wedekind, Anne. 1994. Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa University. oai:sil.org:51130
  14. From topic to subject: grammatical change in the Amharic possessive construction. Ahland, Michael. 2009. Studies in Language 33(3). oai:sil.org:52444
  15. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Amharic. Dryer, Matthew S. & Haspelmath, Martin (editor). 2011-02-08. Max Planck Digital Library. oai:wals.info:languoid/amh

Other resources about the language

  1. ONLINECollecting, using, and enjoying proverbs. Unseth, Peter. 2008. SIL Forum for Language Fieldwork 2008-002. oai:sil.org:50501
  2. ONLINEFast linguistic assessment of multilingualism in Ethiopia (F.L.A.M.E.): a progress report. Yilma, Aklilu. 2002. SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2002-045. oai:sil.org:42612
  3. Second S. L. L. E. survey of the Zay language area. Gardner, Simon; Siebert, Ralph. 1994. S.L.L.E. linguistic reports 17. oai:sil.org:37544
  4. ONLINESociolinguistic survey report of the Zay language area. Gardner, Simon; Siebert, Ralph. 2001. SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2002-024. oai:sil.org:42575
  5. ONLINESociolinguistic survey report on the Amuru area of Ethiopia. Wedekind, Klaus. 2002. SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2002-030. oai:sil.org:42593
  6. ONLINEAmharic. Hayward, Katrina; Hayward, Richard J. 1999. Handbook of the International Phonetic Association. oai:refdb.wals.info:331
  7. ONLINEAmharic. Leslau, Wolf. 1997. Phonologies of Asia and Africa 2. oai:refdb.wals.info:1084
  8. ONLINEExpansion processes in Amharic syntax. Cotterell, F. P. 1964. University of London School of Oriental and African Studies. oai:refdb.wals.info:2242
  9. ONLINEThe Amharic language: description. Cowley, Roger; Bender, Marvin L.; Ferguson, Charles A. 1976. Languages in Ethiopia. oai:refdb.wals.info:2249
  10. ONLINECharacteristics of the Ethiopic language group of Semitic languages. Leslau, Wolf. 1966. Linguistic Analyses: The Non-Bantu Languages of North-Eastern Africa. oai:refdb.wals.info:2515
  11. ONLINEAmharic. Devens, Monica. 2001. Facts About the World's Languages, An Encyclopedia of the World's Languages: Past and Present. oai:refdb.wals.info:2935
  12. ONLINEReference Grammar of Amharic. Leslau, Wolf. 1995. Harassowitz. oai:refdb.wals.info:3112
  13. ONLINEGrammatika amxarskogo jazyka. Titov, E. G. 1991. Nauka, Vostochnaja literatura. oai:refdb.wals.info:3415
  14. ONLINEAmharic and Argobba. Hudson, Grover. 1997. The Semitic Languages. oai:refdb.wals.info:3618
  15. ONLINELinguistic Diversity in Space and Time. Nichols, Johanna. 1992. University of Chicago Press. oai:refdb.wals.info:4050
  16. ONLINEEthiopic Grammar. Dillmann, A.; Bezold, Carol. 1907. Williams and Norgate. oai:refdb.wals.info:4140
  17. ONLINEAmharische Grammatik. Hartmann, Josef. 1980. Steiner. oai:refdb.wals.info:4208
  18. ONLINETense and Aspect Systems. Dahl, Östen. 1985. Blackwell. oai:refdb.wals.info:4272
  19. ONLINELe système verbal de l'amharique. Bentolila, Fernand; Shimelis, Frew. 1998. Systèmes verbaux. oai:refdb.wals.info:4322
  20. ONLINEAmharic Textbook. Leslau, Wolf. 1968. University of California Press. oai:refdb.wals.info:5044
  21. ONLINETraité de langue amharique (Abyssinie). Cohen, Marcel. 1936. Institut d'Ethnologie. oai:refdb.wals.info:5175
  22. ONLINEConcise Amharic Dictionary. Leslau, Wolf. 1976. University of California Press. oai:refdb.wals.info:5436
  23. ONLINELes langages de l'humanité: une encyclopédie des 3000 langues parlées dans le monde. Malherbe, Michael; Rosenberg, S. 1996. Laffont. oai:refdb.wals.info:5673
  24. ONLINEThe Modern Amharic Language. Titov, E.G. 1976. Nauka Publishing House. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_amh_contents-1
  25. ONLINEThe Modern Amharic Language. Titov, E. G. 1976. Moscow: Nauka Publishing House. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_amh_detail-3
  26. ONLINEThe Modern Amharic Language. Titov, E. G. 1976. Moscow: Nauka Publishing House. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_amh_num-1
  27. ONLINECompendium of the World's Languages. Campbell, George L. 2000. Routledge. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_amh_number-1
  28. ONLINEThe Modern Amharic Language. Titov, E. G. 1976. Moscow: Nauka Publishing House. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_amh_references-1
  29. ONLINEUniversal Declaration of Human Rights. National Commission for UNESCO, Ethiopia. 1998. National Commission for UNESCO, Ethiopia. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_amh_undec-1
  30. Bi-consonantal reduplication in Amharic and Ethio-Semitic. Unseth, Peter. 2002. Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics Library. oai:gial.edu:15121
  31. Amharic verb morphology : a generative approach. Bender, M. Lionel (Marvin Lionel), 1934-. 1978. Language and linguistics ; no. 1. oai:gial.edu:20850
  32. Language death in Mesmes a sociolinguistic and historical-comparative examination of a disappearing language. Ahland, Michael Bryan. 2004. Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics Library. oai:gial.edu:22599
  33. An Amharic chrestomathy. : Introduction. Grammatical Tables. Texts. Amharic-English Glossary. Ullendorff, Edward. 1965. London : Oxford University Press. oai:gial.edu:24045
  34. Lemes'haf k'idus tirgwamiwoc yetezegangje yeamariñña sewasiw t'inat. n.a. 1983. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. oai:gial.edu:5132
  35. ONLINEAmharic: a language of Ethiopia. Lewis, M. Paul (editor). 2009. SIL International (www.sil.org). oai:ethnologue.com:amh
  36. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Amharic. Anthony Aristar, Director of Linguist List (editor); Helen Aristar-Dry, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2012-01-26. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_amh

Other resources in the language

  1. Surichen ko aranjacan ko golacan (Suri - English - Amharic dictionary). Bryant, Mike (compiler); Olekibo, Bargola (compiler). 1997. Surma Translation Project. oai:sil.org:47829
  2. Bertha-English-Amharic dictionary. n.a. 2007. Benishangul-Gumuz Language Development Project. oai:sil.org:50329
  3. Kirin or ong? Kˀecˀnewa min ayetch?. Olekibo, Bargola. 2005. Surma Translation Project. oai:sil.org:47830
  4. Siltʼe - Amharic - English dictionary, (with concise grammar). Gutt, Ernst-August (compiler); Mohammed, Hussein (compiler); Gutt, Eeva H. M. (compiler). 1997. Addis Ababa University Press. oai:sil.org:38633
  5. Kolnet dapa huseynu qale ala patu. Uusitalo, Mirjami. 2007. Dirayta Translation and Literacy Project. oai:sil.org:50333
  6. Dizinka Golinka Inggɘlizinka ed tamɘr mɛtsˀaf yasɘz = Dizinya Amarinyana Inglizinya K'wank'wa memariya tɘnɘsh mes'ihaf = Dizin Amharic and English language learning booklet. Eyariz, Mekonen; Mershi, Zerihun; Mada, Haile-Mariam; Beachy, Marvin. 2007. Dizi Translation Project and SIL Ethiopia. oai:sil.org:50344
  7. dadaba kagaya surichen ko golachen ko aranjachen. Bambu, Daniel; Lemudigir, Bargola. 2002. Suri Translation Project. oai:sil.org:42947
  8. English-Amharic dictionary. ʾAmsālu ʾAklilu. 1973. Addis Ababa [Ethiopia] : Oxford University Press. oai:gial.edu:17020
  9. The millennium English-Amharic dictionary : 18000 words = ʾAdisu ʾEnglizeñā-ʾAmāreñā mazgaba qālāt. ʾÉfrém ʾAsafā Waradawarq. 1992. [Addis Ababa : s.n.]. oai:gial.edu:17124
  10. Yäsilt'iñä - Amariña - Ingliziña k'amus (inc'er kutab) : Yäsilt'iña - Amariña - Ingliziña mäzgäba l'alat (ac'ar atam) = Silt'e - Ahmaric - English dictionary (shorter version). Gutt, Eeva H. M; Mohammed, Hussein. 1995. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia : Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:gial.edu:18024
  11. ONLINEAn overview of Central Dizin phonology and morphology. Beachy, Marvin Dean. 2005. Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics Library. oai:gial.edu:28136

Other known names and dialect names: Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Ethiopian, Falasha

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