Original Post by: linguafiqari: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/6898089 | Archived DL page: https://archive.ph/hlDMz
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The language I really want on Duolingo is Amharic (አማርኛ). Amharic is the official language of Ethiopia with around 26 million speakers globally. This directory contains all my posts about Ethiopia and Amharic (any future ones will be added as they are written) plus my website, to try and get more people interested in both the country and the language so that the Duolingo team will hopefully get Amharic on here sooner!
Why do I want to learn Amharic?
Good question! I went to Zambia in 2014 from June 23 - July 6, and we flew with Ethiopian Airlines with a connecting flight from Addis Ababa Bole Airport. Before the trip I didn't know Amharic existed, so I was confused as to what language I was seeing on the plane. I asked the passenger next to me, and he told me it was Amharic. So, when I got back from Zambia I looked it up, as what I'd seen and heard on the plane and in the airport had really fascinated me. I then started to learn it and, seeing as it is the official language of Ethiopia, started to learn about Ethiopian culture, history, and cuisine - all three of which really intrigued me. I am also learning Amharic as it helps serve as a memento of my trip to Zambia, which was life-changing.
Why should you learn Amharic?
Ethiopia has an incredible history and culture. It is a beautiful country with many fascinating and distinct landmarks, lovely people, and (what I think to be) delicious food. Amharic is also a very interesting and beautiful language - it is a Semitic language, and therefore shares a few words with Arabic. However, it is for the most part very unique. For example, the script Amharic is written in is the Ge'ez script (in Amharic: ግዕዝ), a script unlike any other in the world. Ge'ez is the language from which Amharic is descended, and is no longer spoken in Ethiopia. Not yet convinced? Read the posts below and see if you change your mind...
Amharic on Duolingo? | Archived: https://archive.ph/olxM4
7 Interesting Facts About Ethiopia! | Archived: https://archive.ph/pocNL
Duo goes to Ethiopia! | Archived: https://archive.ph/dCcBM
5 Reasons You Should Visit Ethiopia! | Archived: https://archive.ph/wip/OIN8L
Ethiopia History: Aksum | Archived: https://archive.ph/3CNmP
Ethiopia History: Lalibela | Archived: https://archive.ph/iwMAT
Ethiopia History: Gondar | Archived: https://archive.ph/e54us
Ethiopia History: Bahir Dar | Archived: https://archive.ph/hbovQ
Ethiopia History: Harar | Archived: https://archive.ph/IT2WA
Ethiopia History: Mekelle | Archived: https://archive.ph/TkE3w
Ethiopia History: Addis Ababa | Archived: https://archive.ph/wPjGf
Simien Mountains National Park | Archived: https://archive.ph/9hjih
Duolingo In The Future | Archived: https://archive.ph/T4AZR
Amharic Words You'll Recognise If You Speak... | Archived: https://archive.ph/8YAdV
Happy New Year! መልካም አዲስ ዓመት! | Archived: https://archive.ph/MteQE
The Next African Language | Archived: https://archive.ph/AovAj
Dallol and Erta Ale | Archived: https://archive.ph/pFao1
Amharic is now on Google Translate! | Archived: https://archive.ph/qHPpI
Interesting features in the Amharic language! | Archived: https://archive.ph/pmrkF
“I'm interested in learning Amharic. What do I do?”
Firstly, you can try my website and the lessons below to start learning Amharic, join the Facebook group if you'd like, or join the Discord server. You can vote for Amharic in polls/mention Amharic as a language you are interested in learning. Please also upvote this post and tell any bilingual English & Amharic speakers about the incubator, and ask them to apply if they can!
My website - Learn Amharic!
Join the Facebook group - “Amharic on Duolingo“
Join the Discord server using this post
Learn Some Basic Amharic! | Archived: https://archive.ph/hK5bs
Amharic Lesson: Time! | Archived: https://archive.ph/JtJCc
Amharic Lesson: Have To/Must | Archived: https://archive.ph/sbHio
Amharic Vocab Lists/የአማርኛ የቃላት ዝርዝሮች (On Memrise, account needed to access them)
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