Ethiopic Script

AbugidaEthiopia500 BC

OriginEthiopia

Earliest500 BC

TypeAbugida

About Ethiopic Script

Used for Amharic, Tigrinya, Geez, and other Ethiopian languages. Over 500 base characters with modifications. Each consonant has 7 forms for different vowel combinations. Derived from the ancient South Arabian script. The syllabary system is one of the most complex in the world. Over 100 million users across the Horn of Africa.

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