Languages
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- The official language is Amharic (roughly 30% of population)
- Other widely spoken languages are:
- Oromo language (34% of the population);
- Somali speakers (6%)
- Tigrinya (6%)
- Sidamo (5%)
- Wolaytta (2%)
- Gurage (2%);
- Afar (Just under 2%)
- Arabic, is also spoken in some areas of Ethiopia.
- English is the most widely spoken foreign language which is also taught in many schools.
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