``Ethiopic'' is the term most familiar to the western world for the primary writing system of
Eritrea and Ethiopia. Other terms that have been used for the script in the west have been
``Abyssinian'', ``Ethiopian'' and ``Abyssinic''. In Eritrea and Ethiopia the writing system is
known affectionately as ``Ge'ez'', ``Fidel'', and ``Fidelat'' and the foreign names may never
be heard in ones lifetime. The terms may be used interchangably here to refer to the
extended writing system. This includes all additional characters added to classic Ge'ez
for tgrNa, amarNa,
guragiNa and other languages, numbers, punctuation, and musical notes.
Feera: Ancient Script of the Afar
The Cursive Syllabary of Emperor Menelik
The Oromo Syllabary of Shayk Bakri Sapalo
History of the Fidel and Gif of Fidel Evolution
Additional History by Yohannes Negase-Sium
Articles
Legends of Ethiopic Computerization
From He To Po A projects coordination page for the Internet
Developer Resources
Fonts
Papers
Text Formatting
Ethiopic Support in Babel
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