Amharic
አማርኛ (<span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Amarəñña)
Pronunciation	[amarɨɲːa]
Native to	Ethiopia
Ethnicity	Amhara
Native speakers	22,000,000  (2007 Population and Housing Census)
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Semitic South Semitic Ethiopian South Transversal Amharic–Argobba Amharic
Writing system	Ge'ez script (Amharic syllabary) Amharic Braille
Official status
Official language in	Ethiopia
Regulated by	Imperial Academy (former)
Language codes
ISO 639-1	am
ISO 639-2	amh
ISO 639-3	amh
Linguasphere	12-ACB-a
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Amharic (አማርኛ āmariññā) is a Semitic language spoken in North Central Ethiopia by the Amhara. It is the second most spoken Semitic language after Arabic, and the official language of Ethiopia. Amharic is also the official or working language of several of the states, including Amhara Region and the multi-ethnic Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region.Amharic has been spoken in Ethiopia since the late 12th century in various industries including the legal system, commerce, communications, the military and religion.