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Amharic (Ethiopic) vs Georgian
Amharic (Ethiopic) and Georgian sit in the same corner of the writing-system map — Grafle's Independent Scripts group — and players mix them up constantly. Here's the fastest way to tell them apart.
The tell
Georgian is uniform-height round vines (ა, ე, ლ); Amharic symbols look like little chairs and people with legs.
Side by side
Amharic (Ethiopic)
የሰው ልጅ ሁሉ ነጻና በክብር እኩል ሆኖ ይወለዳል።
ሰላም፣ እንደምን አለህ?
አማርኛ ውብ ቋንቋ ነው።
Amharic (Ethiopic)'s own tells
- Symbols look like little chairs and people with legs — each one is a consonant+vowel syllable.
On signs in:
- Ethiopia
Georgian
ყველა ადამიანი იბადება თავისუფალი და თანასწორი.
გამარჯობა, როგორ ხარ?
თბილისი საქართველოს დედაქალაქია.
Georgian's own tells
- Round, vine-like letters of uniform height — no capital letters at all (ა, ე, ლ, ვ).
On signs in:
- Georgia