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Am·har·ic | \ am-ˈher-ik 
, -ˈha-rik; am-ˈhär- , äm- \
, -ˈha-rik; am-ˈhär- , äm- \Definition of Amharic
: a Semitic language that is an official language of Ethiopia
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The first known use of Amharic was in 1748
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