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| − | '''Ge'ez''' | + | '''Ge'ez''' was a [[Semetic]] language which used an alphabet based on the alphabets of the semetic peoples.<ref name="a">http://www.ethiopianhistory.com/Ge'ez</ref> It was the language of the [[Kingdom of Aksum]], which is located in present day [[Ethiopia]].<ref name="a"/> It has been compared to [[Latin]], by some, in that the three languages spoken in Ethiopia are derived from it, similar to how [[Latin]] developed into [[Italian]], [[Spanish]], and [[French]]. |
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Revision as of 19:49, June 23, 2008
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Ge'ez was a Semetic language which used an alphabet based on the alphabets of the semetic peoples.[1] It was the language of the Kingdom of Aksum, which is located in present day Ethiopia.[1] It has been compared to Latin, by some, in that the three languages spoken in Ethiopia are derived from it, similar to how Latin developed into Italian, Spanish, and French.