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Dictionaries, Glossaries & other vocabulary...
Amharic-English Dictionary by Location: African Studies Library Reference PJ9237.E7 K35 1990ISBN: 3447028718Publication Date: 1991-12-31
Concise Amharic Dictionary by Location: PJ9237.E7 L424 )ISBN: 0520205014Publication Date: 1996-02-01
English-Amharic Idioms Dictionary - የእንግሊዝኛ አማርኛ የዘይቤዎች መዝገበ ቃላት by Location: Mugar Tech Services, Order Department PJ9237.E7 G48 1986Publication Date: 1986
English-Amharic-Oromoo phrase book and dictionary for travelers by Location: PJ9237.E7 B24 2002ISBN: B0006FE94MPublication Date: 2002
ስቶዳርት ስእላዊ መዝገበ ቃላት ; Stodārt seʼelāwi mazgaba qālāt = Stoddart Visual Dictionary by Location: African Studies Library ReferencePublication Date: 1991
Advanced level Hirkoo : English-Afan Oromo-Amharic dictionary = Galmee jechoota Afaan Inglizii- Afaan Oromoo-Afaan Amaaraa = ʾEnglizeñā-ʾOromoñā-ʾAmāreñā mazgaba qālāt ; by Location: African Studies Library Reference PJ2471.4 .L444 2013Publication Date: 2013- Mégā ʼEnglizeñā-ʼAmāreñā-Tegreñā mazgaba qālāt by Location: African Studies Library Reference PJ9237.E7 B374 2015Publication Date: 2015
- Galmee Jechoota Afaan Oromoo-Amaaraa-Ingilizii = Oromo-Amharic-English Dictionary by Location: African Studies Library Reference PJ2471.4 .H565 2012Publication Date: 2012
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- Dictionary Amharic-English; English-Amharic. Reprint edition. [By] Ahmed Zakaria. Hippocrene Books, 2012
- ምርጥ አማርኛ-እንግሊዝኛ መዝገበ ቃላት = Best English-Amharic dictionary. [By] Daniel Warqu Kassa. Addis Ababa : Mega Publishing and Distribution, ©2011.
- Advanced Amharic lexicon : a supplement to concise Amharic-English dictionaries. [By] Girma Y. Getahun. Münster : Lit ; Piscataway, N.J. : Distributed in North America by Transaction Publishers, 2003.
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A Concise Sociopolitical Dictionary: English-Amharic
by Zdanek Polacek; Mälaku Azzänä; Tamrat Täsfaye
Wiesbaden, Otto Harrassowitz; 1990 - አማርኛ መዝገበ ቃላት ሁለተኛ እትም = [Amharic Dictionary. 2nd ed.] የኢትዮጵያ ቋንቋዎች ጥናትና ምርምር ማእከል, አዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርሲቲ = [Ethiopian Languages Research Center, Addis Ababa University,]. አዲስ አበባ: Addis Ababa: ማእከሉ, [AAU Press], 2001 [2008].
- ሙያዊ ሙዳይ ቃላት፥ እንግሊዝኛ አማርኛ = Glossary of professional terms: Amharic-English በ አበራ ለማ/[by] Abera Lemma. Norway; Addis Ababa: Forfatters bokm askin; [s.n.], 2012
- English-Amharic dictionary. Rev. ed Mulugeta Gudeta; Girma Alemayehu. [Addis Ababa] : Mega Printing, 1998.
- Goldstone’s Amharic phrasebook dictionary:Ethiopian travel and business language. 5th ed Temesgen Gebru. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia : Ethio Travel, ©2006.
- The English-Amharic idioms dictionary over 3500 precise English-Amharic idioms by Amare Getahu. Addis Ababa: Tambek International Pvt., 1986
- Amharic-Argobba dictionary, Girma A Demeke. Trenton, N.J. : Red Sea Press, 2013.
- Miraf : English-Amharic-Tigrigna dictionary=ምዕራፍ እንግሊዝኛ አማርኛ ትግርኛ መዝገበ ቃላት. Kidanemariam Gebru [Addis Ababa: Aster Nega, 1998 (2006)]
- ፈረንሳይኛ-አማርኛ-እንግሊዝኛ መዝገበ ቃላት = French-Amharic-English dictionary, Mulugétā Gudatā.[Ethiopia] : Aster Nega Publishing Enterprise, 2000.
- ኑር: አማርኛ-እንግሊዝኛ-አረብኛ መዝገበ ቃላት=[Amharic-English-Arabic Dictionary] ሙኒር አብራር/Munir Abrar Addis Ababa, Ethiopia : Far East trading, 2015.
- Modern English-Amharic children’s dictionary. Mulugétā Gudatā. [Addis Ababa] : [publisher not identified], 1996.
- የሳይንስና የቴክኖሎጂ መዝገበ ቃላት (እንግሊዝኛ-አማርኛ) = Science and technology dictionary (English-Amharic) የኢትዮጵያ ቋንቋዎች አካዳሚ/Academy of Ethiopian languages. Addis Ababa : Academy of Ethiopian Languages, 1996
- Introducing Amharic : an interactive workbook. T Michael W Halcomb, Wilmore, KY : GlossaHouse, ©2016
The Essential Guide to Amharic: The National Language of Ethiopia.
by Abraham Teklu [and] Andrew Tadross
Washington, D.C.: Peace Corps Writers, 2015
የአማርኛ ቋንቋ ለጀማሪዎች: የማስተማሪያ መጽሐፍ = Basic Amharic : a teaching manual
Kebede Gessesse.
[Charleston, SC] : [CreateSpace?], c2012.
by Tilahun Kebede; Catherine E Snow.
Victoria, Australia ; Oakland, CA : Lonely Planet, 2008.
አማርኛ እንናገር = Let’s speak Amharic: a multidimensional approach to the teaching and learning of Amharic as a foreign language
Bezza Tesfaw Ayalew
Madison, Wis. : National African Language Resource Center, c2005.
Amharic for visitors
Tesfaye Baye Assefa.; Gebremedhin Simon.
Ethiopia : Mega Publishing and Distribution, 2013.
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Phrase book : English, Amharic, Tigrina & Arabic
Gabriel Daniel
United States : [publisher not identified], 1998.
Writing & reading Amharic.
[Lake Forest, CA] : Shining Star Multimedia, ©2011.
Speak amharic language : that goes to the heart of Ethiopians
K Sekhar
Addis Ababa : K. Sekhar, 2012.
Amharic Writing Practice Workbook.
by The Lion of Judah Society
[New York; NY]: CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2012.
Free Online Full text Dictionaries:
- መዝገበ :ቃላት: በአምሃርኛ/seu, Lexicon amharico-latinum cum indice latino copioso inquirendis vocabulis amharicis in hoc opere contentis = Lexicon Amharico-Latinum by Hiob Ludolf Francofurti ad Moenum : Prostat apud Johannem David Zunnerum, 1698.
- Dictionary of the Amharic language in two parts: Amharic and English : English and Amharic
By the Reverend Charles William Isenberg
London: Church Missionary Society, 1841. -
Dictionnaire amarǐñña-français
by Abbadie, Antoine d’, 1810-1897.
Paris : E. Leroux, 1880. - አዲስ አበባ: የኢትዮጵያ መጽሀፍ ቅዱስ ማህበር; 1992 E.C. [2000]
- Initia amharica : an introduction to spoken Amharic – Part III – Amharic-English vocabulary with phrases By: Armbruster, C. H. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1908-1920.
- Abyssinica® Dictionary & Translator " The Most Comprehensive Amharic Dictionary and Reference with over 400,000 entries and works on all platforms; Desktops, Mobile devices, Tablets, Cloud, Microsoft Office 2016, Office 365.
Phrase/Word books & basic textbooks
Colloquial Amharic by
Colloquial Amharic is the essential guide to learning this beautiful language. Specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Amharic. No prior knowledge of the language is required. What makes Colloquial Amharic your best choice in personal language learning? * interactive - with lots of exercises for regular practice* clear - with concise grammar notes* practical - with useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide* complete - includes answer key and special reference section. By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Amharic in a broad range of everyday situations. Accompanying audio material is available to purchase separately on CD/MP3 format, or comes included in the great value Colloquials Pack.
Location: Mugar Stacks PJ9213 .A67 2013ISBN: 9780415671828Publication Date: 2013-08-01
Amharic Basic Course - Student Text Volume One by
Amharic Basic Course - Student Text Volume One is part of the FSI Amharic Basic Course. FSI Courses are language courses developed by the Foreign Service Institute and were primarily intended for US government employees. This courses are very intense to let a learner achieve proficiency as fast and as efficient as possible. Keep in mind that most of the courses were developed during the cold war area between 1960 and 1990 and the type set in this book is therefore not as accurate as you might expect.
Location: PJ9213 .F6ISBN: 9888405004Publication Date: 1965- English-Amharic-Oromoo phrase book and dictionary for travelers by Location: PJ9237.E7 B24 2002ISBN: B0006FE94MPublication Date: 2002
- የኛ ፊደል (ማርከሻ)፥ ቀደምት ሊቃውንት ፊደላችንን እንዳመሳጠሩትና እንደቀረጹት by Publication Date: 2007
- ዘመናዊ ያማርኛ ቋንቋ ማስተማሪያ ዘዴZamanawi YaʾAmāreñā qwānqwa mastemarya zede by Publication Date: 2007 ʻĀ Me. [2014 or 2015]
Grammar & Linguistics
Amharic Learners' Reference Grammar by Location: PJ9211 .A93 2006ISBN: 1597030090Publication Date: 2004-11-01- Initia Amharica -part I - Grammar by Publication Date: 1908
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Books currently not available in BU collection. Click here to request InterLibrary Loan from another library.
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A Diachronic Grammar of Amharic: Grammatical Changes in Semitic.
Girma Awgchew Demeke.
Princeton, NJ ; Addis Ababa : The Red Sea Press, Inc; WibTaye Publisher, 2014.
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Grammaire de langue abyssine (amharique)
Casimir Mondon-Vidailhet
München LINCOM Europa 2011
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ሁለገብ የአማርኛ ስዋሰው
አንዳርጌ መስፍን
አዲስ አበባ፥ ተ.ማ.ማ.ደ, 1996 [2003 or 2004]
Free Online Books on Amharic Grammar:
- የአማርኛ ስዋሰው = Amharic Grammar
በመርስኤ ሀዘን ወልደ ቂርቆስ/ [by] Marsʻé H̲azan Walda Qirqos
አዲስ አበባ: አርቲስቲክ ማተሚያ ቤት, 1948EC [1955, 56]Grammar of the Amharic language.
Isenberg, Charles William ; Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section)
London, Church Missionary Society, 1842.Initia amharica : an introduction to spoken Amharic, … Part 1 – Grammar
By: Armbruster, C. H.
Cambridge [Eng] The University press, 1908-Grammatica della lingua amarica : metodo pratico per l’insegnamento = Grammar of Amharic Languge: Method of Practice for teaching
Di G. J. Afeverk = By Afewerq Gebre Yesus
Roma : R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1905.Aspects of the Amharic verb in comparison with Ethiopic. 2nd ed.
[by] Herbert Pierrepont Houghton
Northfield, Minn., Mohn Print. Co., 1949
An Amharic Reference Grammar.
[by] Wolf Leslau.
Primers & other reading materials for begineers
- YaʼItyop̈yā qwānqwāwoč ʼakādémi. Science and Technology Terms Translation Project. - Sample Essays byLocation: PJ9227 .S26 1989Publication Date: 1989
- An Amharic reader byLocation: PJ9265 F24
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Proverbs, Parables & Folklore.
- Tamsāyet, wamākā, makmāčot : yaběta Gurāgé mesāléyāwi negegeroč byLocation: PN6519.G87 T26 1998Publication Date: 1991 EC (1998 or 1999GC)
- የአኙዋ ተረቶች : ሌሮ ዋች = Yaʾañuwá taratoč : léro wāč. byLocation: PJ9269.B388 Y236 2003Publication Date: 1995 [2003]
Unheard Voices by
The research that forms the basis of this book was conducted in various regions of Northern Sh'wa in Ethiopia. It focused on the collection, organisation and analysis of famine-inspired oral poetry in indigenous languages. On the premise that the history, culture, beliefs and practices of a people are found in folktales and various forms of oral literature, the special objective was to examine aspects of the famine of 1984/5, and work up an indigenous conception of the peasants? response to famine.
Location: PJ9262 .F37 1998ISBN: 9788290817140Publication Date: 2002-06-01Amharic Oral Poems of the Peasantry in East Gojjam by This book describes the poetic traditions and performance of the peasants of East Gojjam in Northwest Ethiopia and presents the major genres of Amharic oral poetry. The study provides fieldwork strategies, methodological issues and a critical review of the contributions of European and Ethiopian scholars to the study of Amharic oral poetry.
Location: PJ9268.5.G65 G45 2001ISBN: 3825852237Publication Date: 2001-08-01
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