Amharic Language Services in the UK

About Our Amharic Services

Amharic belongs to the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic family and serves as the federal working language of Ethiopia. It is written in the Ge'ez script, known locally as fidel, an abugida in which each character represents a consonant and vowel together. Around 32 million people speak Amharic as a first language, and many millions more across Ethiopia use it as a second language for trade, education and government. It descends from the same ancestral stock as Ge'ez, the classical liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, though the two are distinct languages. Outside Ethiopia, Amharic is spoken in diaspora communities in the United States, Israel and the UK, with a notable community in London.

Prism Linguistics provides Amharic translation, interpreting and transcription across the UK in 300+ languages. Whether you need a certified document for the Home Office, a court interpreter, an NHS appointment or a business meeting, our vetted native-speaker linguists are ready to help.