Not Your Typical A-B-Cs
Amharic, the national language of Ethiopia, is one of many languages that does not use a Roman alphabet (or Roman script) like English does. Amharic uses the Ge’ez alphabet. Learn more on David’s blog.
Some non-Roman scripts can present particularly difficult challenges to translators. For example, some languages use more characters than would fit on a standard-sized computer keyboard. The Non-Roman Script Initiative (NRSI) has created and is working on software solutions to script related computing issues. These software programs can make translation much easier in some languages that use non-Roman scripts.
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