The Amharic language is a Semitic language that is used primarily in North Central Ethiopia. It is spoken mostly by the Amhara, an ethnic group in the central highlands of Ethiopia, but has also been adopted by many groups unrelated to this area.

In terms of script, the Amharic language does not use a Romanized western script, but instead is written using Ge’ez, an alphabet adapted to write primarily Semitic languages.