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| − | '''Ge'ez''' was a [[Semetic]] language spoken in Ethiopia, 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]], | + | '''Ge'ez''' was a [[Semetic]] language spoken in Ethiopia, 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]], [[French]] and other languages. |
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Revision as of 20:13, June 23, 2008
Ge'ez was a Semetic language spoken in Ethiopia, 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, French and other languages.