BEARBEITEN Herkunft Die äthiopische Schrift (Geez) hat sich aus einer älteren Vorstufe der arabischen Schrift, der himjarischen Schrift, fortentwickelt.
Sie wird aber im Gegensatz zu den semitischen Schriften von links nach rechts geschrieben. Die äthiopische Schrift wird neben den Amharischen noch für Gurage, Tigre, Tigrinya in Äthiopien und Eritrea verwendet. Die Sprache der Oromo wird seit einigen Jahren nicht mehr in Äthiopischer Schrift, sondern in lateinischer Schrift geschrieben.
Verbreitungsgebiete sind Äthopien und Eritrea, Afrika.
 
BEARBEITEN Unicode Blocks Es gibt insgesamt drei Unicode Blocks mit Äthiopischen Zeichen:
U+1200U+137F Ethiopic (seit Unicode 3.0)
U+1380U+139F Ethiopic Supplement (seit Unicode 4.1)
U+2D80U+2DDF Ethiopic Extended (seit Unicode 4.1)
 
BEARBEITEN Fonts SIL International hat im Mai 2006 einen kostenlosen Font namens Abyssinica SIL vorgestellt, der alle Äthiopischen Zeichen der drei Unicode-Blöcke abdeckt. Der Font lässt sich hier herunterladen.
 
U+12E0U+12E1U+12E2U+12E3U+12E4U+12E5U+12E6U+12E7U+12E8U+12E9U+12EAU+12EBU+12ECU+12EDU+12EEU+12EFU+12F0U+12F1U+12F2U+12F3U+12F4U+12F5U+12F6U+12F7U+12F8U+12F9U+12FAU+12FBU+12FCU+12FDU+12FEU+12FFU+1300U+1301U+1302U+1303U+1304U+1305U+1306U+1307U+1308U+1309U+130AU+130BU+130CU+130DU+130EU+130FU+1310U+1311 NOT ASSIGNEDU+1312U+1313U+1314U+1315U+1316 NOT ASSIGNEDU+1317 NOT ASSIGNEDU+1318U+1319U+131AU+131BU+131CU+131DU+131EU+131FU+1320U+1321U+1322U+1323U+1324U+1325U+1326U+1327U+1328U+1329U+132AU+132BU+132CU+132DU+132EU+132FU+1330U+1331U+1332U+1333U+1334U+1335U+1336U+1337U+1338U+1339U+133AU+133BU+133CU+133DU+133EU+133FU+1340U+1341U+1342U+1343U+1344U+1345U+1346U+1347U+1348U+1349U+134AU+134BU+134CU+134DU+134EU+134FU+1350U+1351U+1352U+1353U+1354U+1355U+1356U+1357U+1358U+1359U+135AU+135B NOT ASSIGNEDU+135C NOT ASSIGNEDU+135D NOT ASSIGNEDU+135E NOT ASSIGNEDU+135FU+1360U+1361U+1362U+1363U+1364U+1365U+1366U+1367U+1368U+1369U+136AU+136BU+136CU+136DU+136EU+136FU+1370U+1371U+1372U+1373U+1374U+1375U+1376U+1377U+1378U+1379U+137AU+137BU+137CU+137D NOT ASSIGNEDU+137E NOT ASSIGNED
U+12E0 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE ZHA
U+12E1 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE ZHU
U+12E2 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE ZHI
U+12E3 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE ZHAA
U+12E4 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE ZHEE
U+12E5 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE ZHE
U+12E6 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE ZHO
U+12E7 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE ZHWA
U+12E8 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE YA
U+12E9 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE YU
U+12EA ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE YI
U+12EB ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE YAA
U+12EC ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE YEE
U+12ED ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE YE
U+12EE ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE YO
U+12EF ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE YOA
U+12F0 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DA
U+12F1 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DU
U+12F2 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DI
U+12F3 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DAA
U+12F4 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DEE
U+12F5 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DE
U+12F6 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DO
U+12F7 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DWA
U+12F8 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DDA
U+12F9 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DDU
U+12FA ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DDI
U+12FB ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DDAA
U+12FC ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DDEE
U+12FD ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DDE
U+12FE ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DDO
U+12FF ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DDWA
U+1300 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE JA
U+1301 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE JU
U+1302 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE JI
U+1303 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE JAA
U+1304 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE JEE
U+1305 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE JE
U+1306 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE JO
U+1307 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE JWA
U+1308 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GA
U+1309 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GU
U+130A ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GI
U+130B ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GAA
U+130C ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GEE
U+130D ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GE
U+130E ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GO
U+130F ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GOA
U+1310 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GWA
U+1311 
U+1312 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GWI
U+1313 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GWAA
U+1314 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GWEE
U+1315 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GWE
U+1316 
U+1317 
U+1318 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GGA
U+1319 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GGU
U+131A ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GGI
U+131B ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GGAA
U+131C ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GGEE
U+131D ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GGE
U+131E ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GGO
U+131F ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GGWAA
U+1320 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE THA
U+1321 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE THU
U+1322 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE THI
U+1323 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE THAA
U+1324 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE THEE
U+1325 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE THE
U+1326 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE THO
U+1327 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE THWA
U+1328 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE CHA
U+1329 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE CHU
U+132A ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE CHI
U+132B ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE CHAA
U+132C ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE CHEE
U+132D ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE CHE
U+132E ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE CHO
U+132F ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE CHWA
U+1330 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE PHA
U+1331 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE PHU
U+1332 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE PHI
U+1333 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE PHAA
U+1334 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE PHEE
U+1335 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE PHE
U+1336 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE PHO
U+1337 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE PHWA
U+1338 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE TSA
U+1339 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE TSU
U+133A ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE TSI
U+133B ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE TSAA
U+133C ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE TSEE
U+133D ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE TSE
U+133E ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE TSO
U+133F ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE TSWA
U+1340 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE TZA
U+1341 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE TZU
U+1342 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE TZI
U+1343 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE TZAA
U+1344 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE TZEE
U+1345 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE TZE
U+1346 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE TZO
U+1347 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE TZOA
U+1348 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE FA
U+1349 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE FU
U+134A ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE FI
U+134B ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE FAA
U+134C ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE FEE
U+134D ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE FE
U+134E ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE FO
U+134F ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE FWA
U+1350 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE PA
U+1351 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE PU
U+1352 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE PI
U+1353 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE PAA
U+1354 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE PEE
U+1355 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE PE
U+1356 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE PO
U+1357 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE PWA
U+1358 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE RYA
U+1359 ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE MYA
U+135A ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE FYA
U+135B 
U+135C 
U+135D 
U+135E 
U+135F ETHIOPIC COMBINING GEMINATION MARK
U+1360 ETHIOPIC SECTION MARK
U+1361 ETHIOPIC WORDSPACE
U+1362 ETHIOPIC FULL STOP
U+1363 ETHIOPIC COMMA
U+1364 ETHIOPIC SEMICOLON
U+1365 ETHIOPIC COLON
U+1366 ETHIOPIC PREFACE COLON
U+1367 ETHIOPIC QUESTION MARK
U+1368 ETHIOPIC PARAGRAPH SEPARATOR
U+1369 ETHIOPIC DIGIT ONE
U+136A ETHIOPIC DIGIT TWO
U+136B ETHIOPIC DIGIT THREE
U+136C ETHIOPIC DIGIT FOUR
U+136D ETHIOPIC DIGIT FIVE
U+136E ETHIOPIC DIGIT SIX
U+136F ETHIOPIC DIGIT SEVEN
U+1370 ETHIOPIC DIGIT EIGHT
U+1371 ETHIOPIC DIGIT NINE
U+1372 ETHIOPIC NUMBER TEN
U+1373 ETHIOPIC NUMBER TWENTY
U+1374 ETHIOPIC NUMBER THIRTY
U+1375 ETHIOPIC NUMBER FORTY
U+1376 ETHIOPIC NUMBER FIFTY
U+1377 ETHIOPIC NUMBER SIXTY
U+1378 ETHIOPIC NUMBER SEVENTY
U+1379 ETHIOPIC NUMBER EIGHTY
U+137A ETHIOPIC NUMBER NINETY
U+137B ETHIOPIC NUMBER HUNDRED
U+137C ETHIOPIC NUMBER TEN THOUSAND
U+137D 
U+137E 
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U+1200 – U+137F Ethiopic
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