How to Write in Amharic

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Amharic is the national language of Ethiopia, where the majority of the language's 25 million speakers live. Amharic is written using a version of the Ge'ez script. This script is syllabic, with each of the characters symbolizing a consonant and vowel sound. [1] X Research source While there are fonts you can download to type Amharic script (or fidäl, which means "alphabet" or "script") on your computer, the best way to learn to write Amharic is to practice writing out the characters yourself by hand.