BGNPCGN · 1967

Romanization of Amharic (1967)

bgnpcgn-amh-Ethi-Latn-1967

Authority: bgnpcgn
Year: 1967
Source script: Ethiopic (Geʻez) Ethi · 430
Destination script: Latin Latn · 215
Language: Amharic

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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