Classical Ethiopic

ansä	gäbru	lä'ämlākiyä	we'etu	zä-mähäräni	etnāgar
I am	servant	of my God	he is	who teaches me	I speak
'I am a servant of my God.... I speak as he has taught me.'
*As spoken by king Solomon to queen Makidda of Ethiopia. Click here for a picture showing the Legend of Solomon and the queen of Sheba. For an overview of Ehtiopian script you can check the omniglot website. For a longer example of Ethiopic writing, click here.

Language name:	Classical Ethiopic	Ge'ez
Language family:	Afro-Asiatic, South Semitic, Ethiopic, North.
Region:	Ethiopia.

Department:	Arabic, Persian and Turkish languages and cultures. Section Berber and South Semitic.
URL Department:	http://www.tcmo.leidenuniv.nl/
Lecturer:	H.J. Stroomer

Course description:	Classical Ethiopic, a South Semitic language, is the liturgical language for 16 million Ethiopian Christians. The course introduces the structure of Ethiopic through the use of a grammar, and the reading of texts that increase in difficulty level as the course progresses. It is possible to extend the course with 8,6 ECTS twice. For more information, click here.
Total duration:	2 semesters, extension to 2 x 2 is possible.
Course frequency:	The courses are taught every year.

Reading	Year may vary
Credit (in ECTS):	8,6
Course hours per week:	2
Highest course level:	B2

Class types:	Tutorial.
Examination types:	Written.

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