Scripture in Amharic
A complete Bible is reported in Amharic.
From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.
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Where Amharic is spoken
- Australia
- Bahrain
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- France
- Germany
- Israel
- Italy
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Netherlands
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Sweden
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Yemen
About Amharic
- Language family
- Afro-Asiatic
- ISO 639-3 code
- amh
- Glottocode
- amha1245
- Also known as
- Amharic: Gondar
Dialects and varieties 6
Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Amharic as a whole.
- Addis AbabaNo known Scripture
- GojjamNo known Scripture
- GondarNo known Scripture
- ShewaNo known Scripture
- Shoa AmharicNo known Scripture
- WolloNo known Scripture
Sources
- DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
- GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
- Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
- Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained
Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.