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The following is copied from the [[Ethiopian Millenium Gift Project]] page, which is an affilated project of this page.
The following is copied from the [[Ethiopian Millenium Gift Project]] page, which is an affilated project of this page.


Which languages or languages are to be used?
Which language or languages are to be used?


Which language or languages are to be used? There are about 81 Languages presently spoken in Ethiopia. (Obviously we are not going to target all of them.) The process of choosing the language should be decided through the process. Though there are many factors that are going to decide which languages are going to be "available" for the Ethiopian millennium, the number of volunteers that commit their resources would be the deciding factor.Obviously there should be a possibility for every one to work on his/her choice of language. If we take the number of speakers of the language as an indicator then the fallowing would be the top 10.
Which language or languages are to be used? There are about 81 languages presently spoken in Ethiopia, but we are not going to target all of them. Though there are many factors that are going to decide which languages are going to be available for the Ethiopian millennium, the number of volunteers committing to the project will be the deciding factor. Everyone should have the chance to work on his/her own language. These are the 10 languages with the most speakers:


1. [[Amharic]]
1. [[Amharic]]
2. Afan Oromo
2. Afan Oromo
3. Tigrawi
3. Tigrawi
4. Somalie
4. Somali
5. Guragie
5. Guragie
6. Sidama
6. Sidama
7. Welayta (and related languages)
7. Welayta (and related languages)
8. Afar
8. Afar
9. Hadiyya (and Related languages)
9. Hadiyya (and related languages)
10. Kafa (and related languages)
10. Kafa (and related languages).


But that is the most optimistic scenario. The realistic figure for the millennium would be a completed [[Amharic]] product and a partialy completed Afan Oromo, and Tigrawi.
A realistic goal for the millennium would be a complete [[Amharic]] version and partially complete Afan Oromo, and Tigrawi versions.


Do they all use the Ethiopic script? Except Afan Oromo that uses officially [[Latin]] script since 1991 all others use the Ethiopic script. But my guss is there will be people who would like to contribute to an Afan Oromo ethiopic version too. If the tools are provided the volunteers would show which direction the projects would go.--Teferra 13:41, 27 May 2006 (EDT)
Do they all use the Ethiopic script? Except Afan Oromo, which has officially been using the [[Latin]] script since 1991, all languages use the Ethiopic script, but my guess is there will be people who would like to contribute to an Afan Oromo Ethiopic version too. We will see. If the tools are provided, the volunteers will show which direction the project will go.--Teferra 13:41, 27 May 2006 (EDT)


[[Category:Countries|Ethiopia]]
[[Category:Countries|Ethiopia]]

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The following is copied from the Ethiopian Millenium Gift Project page, which is an affilated project of this page.

Which language or languages are to be used?

Which language or languages are to be used? There are about 81 languages presently spoken in Ethiopia, but we are not going to target all of them. Though there are many factors that are going to decide which languages are going to be available for the Ethiopian millennium, the number of volunteers committing to the project will be the deciding factor. Everyone should have the chance to work on his/her own language. These are the 10 languages with the most speakers:

  1. Amharic
  2. Afan Oromo
  3. Tigrawi
  4. Somali
  5. Guragie
  6. Sidama
  7. Welayta (and related languages)
  8. Afar
  9. Hadiyya (and related languages)
 10. Kafa (and related languages).

A realistic goal for the millennium would be a complete Amharic version and partially complete Afan Oromo, and Tigrawi versions.

Do they all use the Ethiopic script? Except Afan Oromo, which has officially been using the Latin script since 1991, all languages use the Ethiopic script, but my guess is there will be people who would like to contribute to an Afan Oromo Ethiopic version too. We will see. If the tools are provided, the volunteers will show which direction the project will go.--Teferra 13:41, 27 May 2006 (EDT)