Amharic Language

Semitic language of over 33 million native speakers; Ethiopia's federal working language and the second most widely spoken Semitic tongue.

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Amharic has over 33.7 million mother-tongue speakers and more than 25.1 million second-language speakers (2019).
It is the second most widely spoken Semitic language in the world, after Arabic.
Until 2020 it was the sole official language of Ethiopia, and it remains the official working language of the federal government.