giiz, lisane-ge'ez, lisane-sehuf, "ethiopic", "classical ethiopian", in [51=] Français: guèze, ghèze, ghez, éthiopique; including "liturgical" ge'ez... "archival" ge'ez... qine, "modern poetic" ge'ez # ge'ez =«free»; lisane-ge'ez =«language of the free»; lisane-sehuf =«literary language» ⊕ Aksum empire... ¶ flourished from c.350; translation of Bible and liturgy of Ethiopian church from c.450; still in liturgical and poetic use (Qine poetry) |