AMHARIC

Ethiopia's working language, spoken by tens of millions.

Story

Amharic poetry loves 'wax and gold' (ሰምና ወርቅ) — words with a hidden second meaning.

Related discoveries

One of the oldest alphabets still in use — the fidel behind Amharic and Tigrinya.

The most widely spoken language in Ethiopia, written in the Latin-based Qubee.