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The Ethiopic Alphabet

By Dr. Aberra Molla (ዶ/ር ኣበራ ሞላ)

Ethiopia has its own ancient alphabet. According to the beliefs of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Ethiopic or Geez is one of the ancient alphabets and languages. The first human to use the alphabet is believed to be Henoch of the Old Testament. Henoch supposedly wrote the Book of Henoch in Ethiopic around c. 3350 BC.

ሀ     He - as in hurt

ሁ     Hu - as in hood

ሂ     Hi - as in hit

ሃ     Ha - as in hat

ሄ     Hie - as in hen

ህ     H - the "h" sound as in dahlia

ሆ     Ho - as in hot

ሇ    Hwo - as in whole

 

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