BGNPCGN · 1967
Romanization of Amharic (1967)
bgnpcgn-amh-Ethi-Latn-1967 Amharic is the principal and official language of Ethiopia. The BGN/PCGN system for Amharic was designed for use in romanizing names written in the Amharic alphabet. The Roman letters and letter combinations shown as equivalents to the Amharic characters reflect modern Amharic pronunciation.
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Source (Ethi)
የዜግነት ክብር በ ኢትዮጵያችን ጸንቶ
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yezēgnet kbr be ītyop’yachn ts’ento
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