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The Ge'ez alphabet (Ethiopic script), is used in East Africa for the Agaw languages, Amharic language, Gurage languages, and the Tigrinya language among others. The syllabary evolved from the script for classical Ge'ez, which is now a liturgical language. macOS has supported Ethiopic since 2010 with the 'Kefa' font.
Geʽez (/ ˈ ɡ iː ɛ z / GEE-ez; [4] Ge'ez: ግዕዝ, romanized: Gəʽəz, IPA: [ˈɡɨʕɨz] ⓘ) is a script used as an abugida (alphasyllabary) for several Afro-Asiatic and Nilo-Saharan languages of Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Pages in category "Ge'ez language" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Geʽez script; B. Bahrey; C.
Ezana stone, written in Geʽez explaining his conquests and accomplishments. Geʽez (/ ˈ ɡ iː ɛ z / [5] or / ɡ iː ˈ ɛ z /; [6] ግዕዝ Gəʽ(ə)z [7] IPA: [ˈɡɨʕ(ɨ)z] ⓘ, and sometimes referred to in scholarly literature as Classical Ethiopic) is an ancient South Semitic language.
Getatchew Haile (Amharic: ጌታቸው ኀይሌ, romanized: Gētachew Ḫäyilē; April 19, 1931 – June 10, 2021) [1] was an Ethiopian-American philologist widely considered the foremost scholar of the Ge'ez language [2] and one of its most prolific (he published more than 150 books and articles). [3]
Yared prepared Deggua in three modes of chanting used by the church that is known as Ge'ez, Ezil and Araray, represent the Trinity, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, respectively. Ge'ez means the plain chant for ordinary days, Ezil means measured for funerals and Araray means lighter, free mode for great festivals. [1]
The Fetha Negest (Ge'ez: ፍትሐ ነገሥት, romanized: fətḥa nägäśt, lit. 'Justice of the Kings') is a theocratic legal code compiled around 1240 by the Coptic Egyptian Christian writer Abu'l-Fada'il ibn al-Assal in Arabic. It was later translated into Ge'ez in Ethiopia in the 15th century and
A collection of Ge'ez documents, encompassing a concise legendary history of Aksum, land charters, and other related material, known as the Book of Axum, is occasionally discovered bound within manuscript books alongside the Kebra Nagast and other works. This compilation provides numerous insights into the church's possessions and the ...