Geʽez script
script used for languages in Ethiopia and Eritrea
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Geʽez script
Summary
Geʽez script is an abugida[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of abugida entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (828 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Geʽez script's image is recorded as Ethiopic genesis (ch. 29, v. 11-16), 15th century (The S.S. Teacher's Edition-The Holy Bible - Plate XII, 1).jpg[3].
- Geʽez script's image is recorded as Ethiopian Scroll comprising prayers against various ailments Wellcome L0031387.jpg[4].
- Geʽez script's image is recorded as Meskel Adebabay Millennium.jpg[5].
- Geʽez script's instance of is recorded as abugida[6].
- Geʽez script's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[7].
- Geʽez script's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[8].
- Geʽez script's based on is recorded as Old South Arabian script[9].
- Geʽez script's GND ID is recorded as 4464872-8[10].
- Geʽez script's has use is recorded as Ge'ez[11].
- Geʽez script's has use is recorded as Q28244[12].
- Geʽez script's has use is recorded as Tigrinya[13].
- Geʽez script's has use is recorded as Tigre[14].
- Geʽez script's has use is recorded as Blin[15].
- Geʽez script's has use is recorded as Me'en[16].
- Geʽez script's has use is recorded as Oromo[17].
- Geʽez script's Commons category is recorded as Ge'ez script[18].
- Geʽez script's ISO 15924 alpha-4 code is recorded as Ethi[19].
- Geʽez script's has part is recorded as letter of the Ge'ez script[20].
- +0100-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Geʽez script[21].
- Geʽez script's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08wm8_[22].
- Geʽez script's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ge'ez script[23].
- Geʽez script's script directionality is recorded as left-to-right[24].
- Geʽez script's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Ethiopic-alphabet[25].
- Geʽez script's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'am', 'text': 'ግዕዝ'}[26].
- Geʽez script's different from is recorded as Ge'ez[27].
Why It Matters
Geʽez script ranks in the top 5% of abugida entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (828 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]