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Dictionary Amharic-English English-Amharic | 
| Author: A. Zekaria
Publisher: Languages-of-the-World Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
Buy New: $16.47
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 459082
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 646
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.3 x 1.7
ISBN: 078180115X
Dewey Decimal Number: 496
EAN: 9780781801157
Publication Date: August 1992
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Product Description
More than 17 million people in Ethiopia speak Amharic, the official language of the country. Also called Abyssinian or Ethiopian, Amharic developed more than two thousand years ago and is considered one of the Semitic languages (with Arabic and Hebrew). This bilingual dictionary includes romanization of the Amharic-English portion for those unfamiliar with the Ethiopic script. With over 27,000 dictionary entries, this reference will prove crucial for individuals in seminary schools, as well as travelers, aid workers and those of Ethiopian descent.
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Book is written in Fidel or Geez and English script. September 29, 1998
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
If you can read in Fidel or Geez and the English script, this book is for you. The book offers definitions in both scripts.
Useful, but no different than Amsalu Aklilu's dictionary February 26, 2002
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
It must be said at the outset, this dictionary is not different than the fine one produced by Amsalu Aklilu (AA).For those not acquainted with AA's dictionary, all entries are given in the traditional Ethiopian syllabary, with a phonetic pronunciation. Entries are alphabetized in a way that treats vowels and consonants as equally important, different than Leslau's or Kane's dictionaries, where vowels are taken into account only if there are words that have the same consonants. The definitions are very brief and include very, very few secondary senses. The book contains a number of entries not found in Leslau's dictionary. Those who want to work with Amharic will benefit from having a dictionary produced by an Ethiopian, but if they already possess a copy of AA's, they will not want to duplicate their purchase by buying a copy of both this one. If they do not have AA's yet (not readily available outside of Ethiopia), then this is a good choice.
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