Language Information
Amharic is a Semitic language and is one of the five official languages of Ethiopia, where it is the primary working language of the government and numerous industries. It is the first language of the Amhara people that are indigenous to Ethiopia, but is also widely spoken as a second or additional language by others in the region. According to recent data, there are more than 35 million native speakers and more than 25 million people who speak it as an additional language.
Amharic is not currently taught at Indiana University, but we do have access to archived materials (listed below).