A situation based textbook for beginners. Each unit focuses on an everyday situation and introduces new vocabulary, grammar and cultural points. Includes exercises and a list of basic vocabulary. 139pp, ETHIOPIA.

Examines the history and development of names in pre-Christian and Christian Ethiopia as well as the syntax and meaning of Amharic and Ethiopic personal names. It demonstrates in detail the grammatical classification of each Amharic and Ethiopic personal name, and provides technical transliterations for each entry in both English and Amharic. This research also contains extensive lists of bibliography on Ethiopian studies, theology of names and African religions. BNS, 310pp, USA. EDWIN MELLEN PRESS.

Written for speakers of English who are learning Amharic, this book helps them to understand the basic grammatical terms that they may not be familiar with. The bulk of the manual focuses on nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, and objects. It also provides a detailed explanation of clauses, sentences, interjections and prepositions. Index, 119pp, USA. NATIONAL AFRICAN LANGUAGE RESOURCE CENTER.

Deals with the poetic traditions and performances of the peasants of East Gojjam in Northwest Ethiopia and presents the major genres of Amharic oral poetry in original with translation and commentary in English. B/w illus, maps, notes, bib, xiv, 135pp, GERMANY. LIT VERLAG, 3825852237

2001 Paperback

This complete beginners course is ideal for self study and takes the student through the basic language structures, orthography, phonetics and vocabulary to complex sentence formation and situation based dialogues. This course is available as course book which includes a glossary, a key to exercises and pronuciation guide, cassette pack of 120 minutes of audio material by native speakers or the complete book and cassette pack which also includes two CDs of the listening material. Index, 374pp, UK. ROUTLEDGE, 0415307546

A groundbreaking volume which looks at the principles, history and influence of the Ge'ez writing system of Ethiopia. The author makes far reaching claims about its origins and possible relationship with other Nile Valley writting systems such as those of Egypt. He also elaborates on the use of Ge'ez in organising and representing Ethiopian philosophy, astronomy and grammatology. Index, bib, notes, diags, 176pp, USA. RED SEA PRESS, 1569020213

A course for conversational English, Amharic or Italian for class or private study. Topics include personal identification, family, house and home, environment, travel and transport, holidays, accommodation, food and drink, shopping, services, health, free time and education. A cassette tape is also available separately. B/w illus, 236pp, USA. RED SEA PRESS, 1569020760

A thorough grammar of the language looking at phonology, pronouns, nouns, verbs, conjunction, adverbs, verbal classes and enclitics. Text in English. Tables, bib, index, xix, 232pp, GERMANY. HARRASOWITZ VERLAG, 3447042710

Practical guide to everyday language use. Includes an English-Amharic and Amharic-English vocabulary and two fold-out language charts. BNS, 222pp, UK. TRUBNER AND COMPANY.

Booklet with the keys to some of Africa's oldest languages. Bib, index, 56pp, UK. BIDDULPH, JOSEPH.