Amharic bhasa ek Semitic bhasa hae.

Amharic
አማርኛ amarəñña
Naam ke bole ke dhang [amarɨɲɲa]
Jahan baat karaa jaae hae  Ethiopia
 Eritrea
Ketnaa jan baat kare hae 17,528,500; 14,743,556 monolingual (Ethnologue)
Bhasa ke palwaar Afro-Asiatic
  • Semitic
    • South Semitic
      • Ethiopian
        • South
          • Amharic
Writing system Ge'ez alphabet abugida
Official status
Official language in Ethiopia and the following specific regions: Addis Ababa City Council, Amhara Region, Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Dire Dawa Administrative council, Gambela Region, SNNPR
Regulated by no official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-1 am
ISO 639-2 amh
ISO 639-3 amh
Linguasphere 12-ACB-a