AMHARIC

[s. 57] : This language belongs to the Semitic family of languages, is used in Aby in i a, and is related to the ancient Ethiopic or Giz. It is written with the Giz letters increased by some additional characters, and it has adopted words from the Galla and some other neighboring African tribes. The Amharic is modified into many dialects by the isolation of different sections of the country. 57