Amharic
Amharic is one of 99 world languages in the LEXOS registry, belonging to the Afro-Asiatic language family. Every word or phrase can be analysed across 6 linguistic levels: phonetics → phonology → morphology → syntax → semantics → pragmatics.
Semitic branch of Afro-Asiatic; Ge'ez script, a syllabary unique to Ethiopia and Eritrea. Official working language of Ethiopia's federal government.
6 Levels of Analysis for Amharic
Other Afro-Asiatic languages
Frequently asked about Amharic
What language family does Amharic belong to?
Afro-Asiatic.
At which levels can I analyse Amharic?
Six levels: Phonetics (speech sounds, IPA), Phonology (phonemes and sound patterns), Morphology (word structure), Syntax (phrases and sentence structure), Semantics (literal meaning), Pragmatics (meaning in context).
Is Amharic one of the most spoken world languages?
Yes — LEXOS catalogues the 99 most-spoken / most-commercially-relevant world languages, covering every major language family and every continent.