ISO 639-3 · gezgez
Afroasiatic family · extinct or historical language
Ge'ez
ግዕዝ
Ge'ez is an extinct or historical language of the Ethiopian Semitic branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Wikidata describes it as “ancient Semitic language of Ethiopia”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
gez- Glottocode
geez1241- Family
- Afroasiatic
- UNESCO
- Extinct
- Wikipedia
- 74 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
ExtinctUNESCO level
Facts
| Name | Ge'ez · ግዕዝ |
|---|---|
| Also called | Geez, Giʻiz, Ge'ez language, gez, Geʽez |
| Written in | Geʽez script |
| Kind | extinct or historical language |
Vitality
UNESCO: Extinct
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Afroasiatic to Ge'ez
The branches above Ge'ez, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Ethiopia
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalormOromoAfroasiatic · 36 msomSomaliAfroasiatic · 16.2 m1 · NationalwalWolayttaAfroasiatic · 5.8 m3 · Wider CommunicationgmoGamo-Gofa-Dawrounclassified · 2 msidSidamoAfroasiatic · 1.8 m4 · EducationalaarAfarAfroasiatic · 1.6 m2 · ProvincialkbrKafaAfroasiatic · 1.5 m4 · EducationalsgwSebat Bet GurageAfroasiatic · 1.5 m5 · DevelopingdrsGedeoAfroasiatic · 980,0004 · Educational