Wolf Leslau

(South Ethiopic)

The Verb in Harari

Etymological Dictionary of Gurage (Ethiopic): English-Gurage index

Collected Articles

Gurage Studies

Reference Grammar of Amharic

Studies in Cultural Background. Muher. IV.

Ethiopians Speak

Arabic Loanwords in Ethiopian Semitic

An annotated Bibliography of the Semitic languages of Ethiopia

Grammar and Dictionary

Zway Ethiopic Documents

This book closes the gap for beginners who want to study the Amharic language and had difficulties in finding the right grammar for this purpose: The first grammar of Amharic, the national language of Ethiopia, was published by Hiob Ludolf in 1698. The Amharic grammar published by Praetorius in 1879 is based on Amharic religious texts and on scattered material, usually composed by missionaries. A milestone in the study of Amharic is Marcel Cohen's Traite de langue amharique (1936), but this grammar, too is not completely suited for beginners since the author's generalizations are at times aimed at linguists. The grammar that comes closest to the concept of a beginner's grammar is that of C.H. Dawkin (1960), yet this grammar is extremely short, does not give examples and does not introduce the student to the intricacies of the language.The new book gives all the grammatical forms and the sentences of the present grammar in Amharic script and in phonetic transcription. The illustrative examples have a free and a literal translation. This procedure should likewise prove to be useful for the Semitist as well as for the general linguist.

Introductory Grammar of Amharic

Ge'ez is an ancient Ethiopian language which is still important for the liturgy of the Orthodox church.The dictionary is arranged in the order of the Ge'ez syllabary. All the basic as well as the derived forms are presented in the Ge'ez alphabet and in phonetic transcription. The transcription should be helpful in indicating the correct pronunciation of the entries. The dictionary includes nearly all the entries that are considered essential for students of Ge'ez.

(classical Ethiopic)

Concise dictionary of Geʿez

A concise Amharic-English, English-Amharic dictionary provides definitions along with phonetic transcriptions of Amharic script.

Concise Amharic Dictionary

Geʻez-English, English-Geʻez, with an Index of the Semitic Roots

Comparative Dictionary of Geʻez (Classical Ethiopic)

Amharic-English and English-Amharic Vocabulary

An Amharic Conversation Book

Etymological Dictionary of Gurage (Ethiopic): Etymological section

Studies in Cultural Background

Dedicated to Wolf Leslau on the Occasion of His 90th Birthday, November 14th, 1996

Essays on Gurage Language and Culture

Etymological Dictionary of Gurage (Ethiopic): Individual dictionaries

Harold Courlander

The Fire on the Mountain, and Other Ethiopian Stories

Wolf Leslau

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