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Seyoum, Mulugeta – 1985
Modern Ethiopia has made progress that has altered the status and functions of its various languages. With modernization, the reasons for and means of interethnic contact have multiplied, creating the need for a common language. Amharic, once confined to a rather small area, has spread geographically and grown in status in the last thousand years,…
Descriptors: Amharic, Developing Nations, Diachronic Linguistics, Ethnicity
