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Mythologies of the Amhara People [Abyssinians]

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  Amharas  ( Amharic :  አማራ ,  romanized :   Āmara ;   Ge'ez :  ዐምሐራ ,  romanized:   ʾÄməḥära )  are a  Semitic -speaking  ethnic group  which is indigenous to  Ethiopia , traditionally inhabiting parts of the northwest  Highlands of Ethiopia , particularly inhabiting the  Amhara Region . According to the 2007 national census, Amharas numbered 19,867,817 individuals, comprising 26.9% of Ethiopia's population, and they are mostly  Oriental Orthodox Christian  (members of the  Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ).  They are also found within the Ethiopian expatriate community, particularly in   North America .   They speak   Amharic , an   Afro-Asiatic   language of the   Semitic   branch which serves as the main and one of the five official languages of Ethiopia.   As of 2018, Amharic has over 32 million native speakers and 25 million second language...