Awngi (አውጚ)

Awngi is spoken by about 400,000 people in northwestern Ethiopia. It is a Central Cushitic language and the majority of speakers can be found in the Agew Awi Zone of the Amhara Region, and there are also Awngi speakers in parts of the Metekel Zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region.

Awngi is written with a version of the Ethiopic alphabet, though there is some variation in the way it is written.

In primary schools in the Awi Zone Awngi is used as the medium of instruction.

Awngi alphabet and pronunciation

Awngi alphabet and pronunciation

Sample video

Information about the Awngi alphabet and pronunciation compiled by Wolfram Siegel

Links

Information about the Awngi language and alphabet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awngi_language
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Авнги
https://www.academia.edu/1777346/The_phonology_of_Awngi
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/awn

Cushitic languages

Afaan-Oromo, Afar, Awngi, Beja, Blin, Daasanach, Dirasha, Gawwada, Hadiyya, Iraqw, Maay Maay, Rendille, Saho, Sidama, Somali, Southern Oromo, Waata, Xamtanga, Yaaku

Languages written with the Ethiopic (Ge'ez) script

Aari, Amharic, Argobba, Awngi, Bench, Blin, Chaha, Dizin, Ge'ez, Gumuz, Hamer(-Banna), Harari, Inor, Sidama, Silt'e, Tigre, Tigrinya, Xamtanga

Page last modified: 05.03.26

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