Exercises and lyrics In Amarigna, Tigrigna, English, and hieroglyphs for the classroom music video (http://music.ancientgebts.org). ISBN-13: 978-1507688441 ISBN-10: 150768844X Get it from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Amarigna-Tigrigna-Book-Student-Songbook/dp/150768844X

3. Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal
Book Series Student Songbook
by Legesse Allyn
.
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Amarigna and Tigrigna word matching by Legesse Allyn
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“Ancient Gebts” general song lyrics and general translation by Muez Ghebremedhn and Legesse Allyn.
Literal lyrics translation by Ruth Sissay. Hieroglyphic lyrics translation by Legesse Allyn.
Based on the AIOS Teacher’s Guide Overview by Walter L. Palmer, Jr., Ph.D.,
Associate Professor School Of Education, Department of Curriculum,
Clark Atlanta University
In 1994, the AIOS School Curriculum was endorsed by the Black Education Commission
of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the 2nd largest school district in the U.S.
Hieroglyphs from the Dover Publications edition of
“An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary,” by E.A. Wallis Budge
reprinted by permission of Dover Publications, NY
Special thanks to:
Memhr.org Online Tigrigna Dictionary, located at http://memhr.org/dic
AmharicDictionary.com from SelamSoft, Inc., located at http://www.amharicdictionary.com
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I. EXERCISES
GOAL: Learn the lyrics to a song to help develop your students’ awareness,
knowledge, and comprehension of the hieroglyphic languages of Amarigna
and Tigrigna.

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OBJECTIVE 1: KNOWLEDGE
After watching the Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Music Video, listening to the lyrics and
reading the captions, you will be able to identify the lyrics in your copy of the Amarigna &
Tigrigna Qal Student Songbook.
Method Level 1:
Rewrite the English and Amarigna/Tigrigna lyrics sung in the Amarigna & Tigrigna
Qal Music Video in Latin characters. Make sure the words are in the same order that
they are sung.
This will help you become familiar with many Amarigna and Tigrigna words.
Rewrite the lyrics below, using additional paper if necessary.

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OBJECTIVE 2: COMPREHENSION
After watching the Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Music Video, listening to the lyrics and
reading the Amarigna/Tigrigna lyrics in Latin characters, you will be able to identify the
lyrics written in Amarigna/Tigrigna fidel in your copy of the Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal
Student Songbook.
Method Level 1:
Rewrite the Amarigna/Tigrigna lyrics below in English and below each English word
the Amarigna and/or Tigrigna match in Latin characters. Follow the format that you
will see in your copy of Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Rosetta Stone.
Also, show the similar Amarigna or Tigrigna counterparts. You can utilize
AmharicDeictionary.com and Memhr.com to search and find the similarly spelled
words in each language.
This will help you become familiar with many Amarigna and Tigrigna words, but also
with their slight differences.
Write the lyrics below, utilizing additional paper if necessary.

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OBJECTIVE 3: APPLICATION
Following a discussion of Amarigna and Tigrigna fidel writing characters, you will be able
to demonstrate your understanding of the conduct of writing pronunciation sounds with fidel
characters.
Method Level 1:
Utilizing the video lyrics in the Amarigna & Tigrigna Student Songbook, write out the
lyrics to the song in Amarigna/Tigrigna fidel writing characters.
Search online for both an Amarigna fidel chart and Tigrigna fidel chart, because there
are some differences. Make a note of the differences between the pronunciations in
each chart.
Rewrite the lyrics in fidel characters below. Also show any similar fidel spelling
between Amarigna and Tigrigna words in the lyrics.

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OBJECTIVE 4: ANALYSIS
After discussion of hieroglyphic writing characters, you will be able to distinguish the
particular characters utilized to write Amarigna and Tigrigna words in hieroglyphs that
appear in the lyrics of the Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Music Video.
Method Level 1:
Select a hieroglyphic Amarigna/Tigrigna word from the lyrics in your copy of the
Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Student Songbook. Write the word below.
Describe the different possible reasons for using particular hieroglyphic characters to
write out your selected hieroglyphic word.

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After discussion of Amarigna and Tigrigna prefixes and suffixes, you will be able to
distinguish the particular hieroglyphic characters utilized to write Amarigna and Tigrigna
prefixes and suffixes. This includes those utilized in words of the lyrics of the Amarigna &
Tigrigna Qal Music Video.
Method Level 2:
Wallis Budge’s, “An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary,” is a collection of words
identified by Egyptologists as of the dictionary’s publication in the year 1920.
Select a word from the Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Music Video lyrics listed in your
copy of the Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Student Songbook. Write the word below.
Analyze the various possible prefixes and suffixes for that word. Utilize
AmharicDictionary.com and Memhr.org to help find various forms of your selected
Amarigna/Tigrigna word. Also write the various forms below, following the format
shown in your copy of Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Hieroglyphs for beginners for each
word.
Find the hieroglyph written version of your selected word in Wallis Budge’s, “An
Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary.” Rewrite the word in hieroglyphs.
Next, find as many versions of the selected word as possible in the Budge’s
dictionary, with the various possible prefixes and suffixes.

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OBJECTIVE 5: SYNTHESIS
Following the Analysis: Method 1 in the previous exercise, change a sentence of the
Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Music Video using an alternative form of your selected word.
Method Level 1:
After analyzing the various forms of your selected Amarigna/Tigrigna word from the
Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Music Video in the Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Student
Songbook, choose a different form of the word using alternative Amarigna and
Tigrigna prefixes.
Rewrite the sentence below with the alternative Amarigna/Tigrigna word in both Latin
and fidel characters, in Amarigna/Tigrigna and English.

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Following the Analysis: Method 2 in the previous exercise, change a hieroglyphic sentence
of the Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Music Video using an alternative form of your selected
word.
Method Level 2:
After analyzing the various hieroglyphic forms of your selected Amarigna/Tigrigna
word from the Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Music Video in the Amarigna & Tigrigna
Qal Student Songbook, choose a different hieroglyphic form of the word using
alternative Amarigna and Tigrigna prefixes.
Rewrite the sentence below with the alternative Amarigna/Tigrigna word in
hieroglyphs.

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II. ACTIVITIES

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SING-IT
Sing the lyrics to the “Witness Ancient Gebts” song and music video
General English Translation
Aንታ ንህናሞ
anta nhnamo
We are who we are
ሰብ ታሪክ
seb tarik
We are the people of history
ሰብ ትበብ
seb tibeb
We are the people of culture
ሰብ ዝና
seb zna
We are the people of fame
መሰረት ትበብ ናይ Aለም ሃገርና
meseret tibeb nay alem hagerna
We are the foundation of the world's languages and civilizations
ባይኒ ሃኪ ተኮይኑ Aፍ AወጺA ትዛረብ Aለም
biayni haki tekoynu af awutsia tzareb alem
Their eyes have seen it so let their mouths tell the world the truth
ታሪክ Aለና ዘይብለል ካብ Eለት Eለት ዝቁለል
tarik alena zeyblel kab elet elet zkulel
Because our culture has not faded over time, it's still the same

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ብሃደ ድልየት ትርግታ
bhade dlet trgta
One vision, one heart beat, one culture
ሰብ ዋና Eና ንያታ
seb wana ena nyata
Yes, so no more need to hide the truth and continue to deny
ንልመAት Eፎይታ
nlmiat efoyta
For the reality of history, let the world know the truth
ባሕሪ ጣና
Bahri Tana
Lake Tana
ባሕሪ Aባይ
Bahri Abay
Abay River
ባሕሪ ዙላ
Bahri Zula
Zula Bay
ሰግሮም ዘመስቱ
segirom zmetsu
The merchants crossed to go to Gebts
Aሰየ Iሎም ኩሉ ወጊኖም
eseye elom kulu weginom
They were happy they accomplished
ናብ ትንቲ ግብጽ ክወጹ
nab ancient gebts kwetsu
Taking food to sell to the people of ancient Gebts

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ባሕሪ ጣና
Bahri Tana
Lake Tana
ባሕሪ Aባይ
Bahri Abay
Abay River
ባሕሪ ዙላ
Bahri Zula
Zula Bay
ሰግሮም ዘመስቱ
segirom zmetsu
The merchants crossed to go to Gebts
Aሰየ Iሎም ኩሉ ወጊኖም
eseye elom kulu weginom
They were happy they accomplished
ናብ ትንቲ ግብጽ ክወጹ
nab ancient gebts kwetsu
Taking food to sell to the people of ancient Gebts
ብፍላይ ቅርጺ ፊደላት
bfuluy jrtsi fidelat
We invented special artistic hieroglyphic alphabets in Gebts
Aቆጸረ Aሃዛት
akotsatsra ahazat
And used our own numerals
ብፍሉይ ትበብ ሕንጻታት
bfuluy tbeb hntsatat
Designed special artistic buildings hewn from stone

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ተምሳለት ብቑEት ሰባት
temsalet bukuat sebat
And became the legends of history as the founders and ruler of ancient Gebts
መበኩል ፍትረት ወዲሰብ
mebokol ftret wedi seb
The origin of the human race
ህዝቢ Eልፍ AEላፋት
hzbi elfi aelafat
Too numerous to count
መሰረት Iብየት Aለምና
meseret ebyet hagerna
Source of the world's languages and civilizations
ተምሳለት ኩሉ ነገስታት
temsalet kulen negestat.
The inspiration for all kings
Aንታ ንህናEሞ ንንህና Eና
anta nhnamo nhna ena
We are still who we are
Aንታ ንህናEሞ ንንህና Eና
anta nhnamo nhna ena
We are still who we are
ትማሊ ሎሚ ከምትንቲ
tmali lomi kem tnti
We are still like we were before
ታሪክ ንሓፍስ ምህርቲ
tarik nhafs mhrti
We are full of history

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ሃድነት Eያ Eርድና
hadnet eyu erdna
Unity is our honor
ብሩህ Aለ ክድምና
brhan ewe kdmena
Your future is bright like before
Aንታ ንህናEሞ ንንህና Eና
Anta nhnamo nhna ena
We are still who we are
Aንታ ንህናEሞ ንንህና Eና
anta nhnamo nhna ena
We are still who we are
ያረድ Eዛና ሳIዛና
Yared, Ezana, Saizana
Kudus Yared, King Ezana, and Ethio Saizana
ዘይሃሲስ ታሪክ ሰብ ዝና
zey hasis tarik seb zna
Unfaded history and fame
መራይ ማመን Eዩ ወሳኒ
mriay mieman eyu wesani
Seeing is believing the truth
Iሱ ሃኪ ዘይሰAኒ
nsu haki zesani
That's the truth
ሃገሬ
hagere
Our country

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የመስክራ የብስራ
ymeskra yebesra
Let them tell the truth
የመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
Tell the truth
የመስክራ የብስራ
ymeskra yebesra
Let them tell the truth
የመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
Let them tell the truth
ጉራማይሌ ትህብርና
guramaile thbrna
Like our colorful people
የመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
Tell the truth
ብሩህ Aለ ቅድምና
berihulo tkdmena
Our future is bight
የመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
Tell the truth

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FIND-A-GLYPH
Find the literal words of the lyrics to the “Witness Ancient Gebts” song and
music video in hieroglyphs!
A. Locate each of the hieroglyphic words below in “An Egyptian Hieroglyphic
Dictionary” by Wallis Budge
B. Write the page number under each hieroglyphic word where you found the
hieroglyph
C. Although you might already have located a word in prior verses, you might learn
something interesting or useful by searching for the repeat of a word all over
again
D. Most words cannot be searched by the meaning alone, since Egyptologists are
often very slightly off on their meaning

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pg. ___ pg. ___
Aንታ ንህናሞ
anta nhnamo
you we are who we are
pg. ___ pg. ___
ሰብ ታሪክ
seb tarik
human of history
pg. ___ pg. ___
ሰብ ትበብ
seb tibeb
human of art
pg. ___ pg. ___
ሰብ ዝና
seb zna
human of fame

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m- pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
መሰረት ትበብ ናይ Aለም ሃገና
meseret tibeb nay alem hagerna
foundation art of world my country
b- pg. ___ pg. ___ te- pg. ___
ባይኒ ሃኪ ተኮይኑ
biayni haki tekoynu
eyes truth if it was
pg. ___ pg. ___ t- pg. ___ pg. ___
Aፍ AወጺA ትዛረብ Aለም
af awutsia tzareb alem
mouth start speak world
pg. ___ pg. ___ zey- pg. ___
ምታሪክ Aለና ዘይብለል
mtarik alena zeyblel
history we have not say

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pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ካብ Eለት Eለት ዝቁለል
kab elet elet zkulel
from day to day adds up
b- pg. ___ pg. ___ t- pg. ___
ብሃደ ድልየት ትርግታ
bhade dlet trgta
with one interest beat
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ሰብ ዋና Eና ንያታ
seb wana ena nyata
human important and history to tell
n- pg. ___ pg. ___
ንልመAት Eፎይታ
nlmiat efoyta
development and rest

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b- pg. ___ pg. ___ te- pg. ___
ባይኒ ሃኪ ተኮይኑ
biayni haki tekoynu
eyes truth if it was
pg. ___ pg. ___ t- pg. ___ pg. ___
Aፍ AወጺA ትዛረብ Aለም
af awutsia tzareb alem
mouth start speak world
pg. ___ pg. ___ zey- pg. ___
ምታሪክ Aለና ዘይብለል
mtarik alena zeyblel
history we have not say
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ካብ Eለት Eለት ዝቁለል
kab elet elet zkulel
from day to day adds up

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b- pg. ___ pg. ___ t- pg. ___
ብሃደ ድልየት ትርግታ
bhade dlet trgta
with one interest beat
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ሰብ ዋና Eና ንያታ
seb wana ena nyata
human important and history to tell
n- pg. ___ pg. ___
ንልመAት Eፎይታ
nlmiat efoyta
development and rest
pg. ___ pg. ___
ባሕሪ ጣና
bahri Tana
Lake Tana

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pg. ___ pg. ___
ባሕሪ Aባይ
bahri abay
River Abay
pg. ___ pg. ___
ባሕሪ ዙላ
bahri Zula
Bay Zula
(Port Adulis to the the Greeks)
pg. ___ pg. ___
ሰግሮም ዘመስቱ
segirom zmetsu
crossed came
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
Aሰየ Iሎም ኩሉ ወጊኖም
eseye elom kulu weginom
yes saying all took side

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pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ናብ ትንቲ ግብጽ
nab ancient gebts
to tinitawi Gebts
pg. ___
ክወጹ
kwetsu
to leave
pg. ___ pg. ___
ፍቅሪ ቀስኖም
fqri qesinom
love happy pleasure
pg. ___ pg. ___
ባሕሪ ጣና
bahri Tana
Lake Tana

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pg. ___ pg. ___
ባሕሪ Aባይ
bahri abay
River Abay
pg. ___ pg. ___
ባሕሪ ዙላ
bahri Zula
Bay Zula
pg. ___ pg. ___
ሰግሮም ዘመስቱ
segirom zmetsu
crossed came
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
Aሰየ Iሎም ኩሉ ወጊኖም
eseye elom kulu weginom
yes saying all took side

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pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ናብ ትንቲ ግብጽ
nab ancient gebts
to tinitawi Gebts
pg. ___
ክወጹ
kwetsu
to leave
pg. ___ pg. ___
ፍቅሪ ቀስኖም
fqri qesinom
love happy pleasure
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ብፍላይ ቅርጺ ፊደላት
bfuluy qrtsi fidelat
unique shape letters

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a- pg. ___ pg. ___
Aቆጻጻራ Aሃዛት
akotsatsra ahazat
counting numbers
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ብፍሉይ ትበብ ሕንጻታት
bfuluy tbeb hntsatat
unique art buildings
te- pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ተምሳለት ኩሉ ነገስታት
temsalet kulen negestat
example for all kings
b- pg. ___ pg. ___ te- pg. ___
ባይኒ ሃኪ ተኮይኑ
biayni haki tekoynu
eyes truth if it was

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pg. ___ pg. ___ t- pg. ___ pg. ___
Aፍ AወጺA ትዛረብ Aለም
af awutsia tzareb alem
mouth start speak world
pg. ___ pg. ___ zey- pg. ___
ምታሪክ Aለና ዘይብለል
mtarik alena zeyblel
history we have not say
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ካብ Eለት Eለት ዝቁለል
kab elet elet zkulel
from day to day adds up
b- pg. ___ pg. ___ t- pg. ___
ብሃደ ድልየት ትርግታ
bhade dlet trgta
with one interest beat

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pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ሰብ ዋና Eና ንያታ
seb wana ena nyata
human important and history to tell
n- pg. ___ pg. ___
ንልመAት Eፎይታ
nlmiat efoyta
development and rest
pg. ___ pg. ___
ባሕሪ ጣና
bahri Tana
Lake Tana
Note: Port Tanis (“TS’ane”) has the same name as Lake Tana (“TS’ane”)
pg. ___ pg. ___
ባሕሪ Aባይ
bahri abay
River Abay

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pg. ___ pg. ___
ባሕሪ ዙላ
bahri Zula
Bay Zula
pg. ___ pg. ___
ሰግሮም ዘመስቱ
segirom zmetsu
crossed came
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
Aሰየ Iሎም ኩሉ ወጊኖም
eseye elom kulu weginom
yes saying all took side
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ናብ ትንቲ ግብጽ
nab ancient gebts
to tinitawi Gebts

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pg. ___
ክወጹ
kwetsu
to leave
pg. ___ pg. ___
ፍቅሪ ቀስኖም
fqri qesinom
love happy pleasure
pg. ___ pg. ___
ባሕሪ ጣና
bahri Tana
Lake Tana
pg. ___ pg. ___
ባሕሪ Aባይ
bahri abay
River Abay

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pg. ___ pg. ___
ባሕሪ ዙላ
bahri Zula
Bay Zula
pg. ___ pg. ___
ሰግሮም ዘመስቱ
segirom zmetsu
crossed came
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
Aሰየ Iሎም ኩሉ ወጊኖም
eseye elom kulu weginom
yes saying all took side
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ናብ ትንቲ ግብጽ
nab ancient gebts
to tinitawi Gebts

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pg. ___
ክወጹ
kwetsu
to leave
pg. ___ pg. ___
ፍቅሪ ቀስኖም
fqri qesinom
love happy pleasure
me- pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
መበኩል ፍትረት ወዲሰብ
mebokol ftret wedi seb
growth creation human beings
pg. ___ pg. ___
ህዝቢ Eልፍ AEላፋት
hzbi elfi aelafat
nation of many beyond numbers

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pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
መሰረት Iብየት ሃገርና
meseret ebyet hagerna
base development our world
te- pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ተምሳለት ኩሉ ነገስታት
temsalet kulen negestat
example for all kings
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
Aንታ ንህናEሞ ንንህና Eና
anta nhnamo nhna ena
you we are who we are
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
Aንታ ንህናEሞ ንንህና Eና
anta nhnamo nhna ena
you we are who we are

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pg. ___ pg. ___
ትማሊ ሎሚ
tmali lomi
yesterday today
pg. ___ pg. ___
ከምትንቲ
kem tnti
like old times
pg. ___ n- pg. ___ pg. ___
ታሪክ ንሓፍስ ምህርቲ
tarik nhafs mhrti
history collecting products
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ሃድነት Eያ Eርድና
hadnet eyu erdna
unity is honor

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pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ብሩህ Aለ ክድምና
brhan ewe kdmena
bright is our future
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
Aንታ ንህናEሞ ንንህና Eና
anta nhnamo nhna ena
you we are who we are
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
Aንታ ንህናEሞ ንንህና Eና
anta nhnamo nhna ena
you we are who we are
pg. ___
ያረድ
Yared
St. Yared

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pg. ___ pg. ___
Eዛና
Ezana
King Ezana
pg. ___ pg. ___
ሳIዛና
Saizana
King Saizana
zey- pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ዘይሃሲስ ታሪክ ሰብ ዝና
zey hasis tarik seb zna
not drying history human of fame
pg. ___ m- pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
መራይ ማመን Eዩ ወሳኒ
mriay mieman eyu wesani
to see believe is important

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pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ንሱ ሃኪ ዘይሰAኒ
nsu haki zesani
that's truth can't be negotiated
pg. ___
ሃገሬ
hagere
my country
ye- pg. ___ ye- be- pg. ___
የመስክራ የብስራ
yemeskira yebesira
will show with work
ye- pg. ___ -wi
የመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
we will show

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ye- be- pg. ___ ye- pg. ___
የበስራ የመስክራ
yebesira yemeskira
with work will show
ye- pg. ___ -wi
የመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
we will show
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ጉራማይሌ ትህብርና
guramaile thbrna
mixed is our color
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ብሩህ Aለ ክድምና
brhan ewe kdmena
bright is our future

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pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
Aንታ ንህናEሞ ንንህና Eና
anta nhnamo nhna ena
you we are who we are
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
Aንታ ንህናEሞ ንንህና Eና
anta nhnamo nhna ena
you we are who we are
pg. ___ pg. ___
ትማሊ ሎሚ
tmali lomi
yesterday today
pg. ___ pg. ___
ከምትንቲ
kem tnti
like old times

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pg. ___ n- pg. ___ pg. ___
ታሪክ ንሓፍስ ምህርቲ
tarik nhafs mhrti
history collecting products
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ሃድነት Eያ Eርድና
hadnet eyu erdna
unity is honor
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ብሩህ Aለ ክድምና
brhan ewe kdmena
bright is our future
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
Aንታ ንህናEሞ ንንህና Eና
anta nhnamo nhna ena
you we are who we are

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pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
Aንታ ንህናEሞ ንንህና Eና
anta nhnamo nhna ena
you we are who we are
pg. ___
ያረድ
Yared
St. Yared
pg. ___ pg. ___
Eዛና
Ezana
King Ezana
pg. ___ pg. ___
ሳIዛና
Saizana
King Saizana

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zey- pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ዘይሃሲስ ታሪክ ሰብ ዝና
zey hasis tarik seb zna
not drying history human of fame
pg. ___ m- pg. ___ pg. 30 pg. ___
መራይ ማመን Eዩ ወሳኒ
mriay mieman eyu wesani
to see believe is important
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ንሱ ሃኪ ዘይሰAኒ
nsu haki zesani
that's truth can't be negotiated
ye- pg. ___ ye- be- pg. ___
የመስክራ የብስራ
yemeskira yebesira
will show with work

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ye- pg. ___ -wi
የመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
we will show
ye- pg. ___ ye- be- pg. ___
የመስክራ የብስራ
yemeskira yebesira
will show with work
ye- pg. ___ -wi
የመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
we will show
pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ጉራማይሌ ትህብርና
guramaile thbrna
mixed is our color

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pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___ pg. ___
ብሩህ Aለ ክድምና
brhan ewe kdmena
bright is our future
ye- pg. ___ ye- be- pg. ___
የመስክራ የብስራ
yemeskira yebesira
will show with work
ye- pg. ___ -wi
የመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
we will show
ye- be- pg. ___ ye- pg. ___
የበስራ የመስክራ
yebesira yemeskira
with work will show

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ye- pg. ___ -wi
የመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
we will show

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FIND-THE-LANGUAGES
Find whether the language of the words to the lyrics of the
“Witness Ancient Gebts” song and music video can be found
in Tigrigna, Amarigna, or both languages!
Although the song is sung in Tigrigna, like the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic language,
there are also words in common to both Amarigna and Tigrigna.
A. Locate each of the Amarigna and/or Tigrigna words below on the
AmharicDictionary.com and Memhr.org websites
B. Write down above each word (T) for Tigrigna and (A) for Amarigna for
each word you find
C. If you find the word in both languages, write (A/T)
By searching the meanings of the words, you will notice slight variations for
the spellings of each word between Amarigna and Tigrigna. For example,
* Tigrigna might have an H in the word where Amharic does not
* The Tigrigna TS’ (ጸ) might be might be CH’ (ጨ) or T’ (ጠ) in Amarigna
* Although each fidel consonant has an associated vowel sound, there
might also be extra vowels in Tigrigna words between fidel
consonants, where Amarigna normally does not have them
* Tigrigna often uses a different H than Amarigna, where a Tigrigna
word might use the (ሐ) H Amarigna will almost always use the (ሀ) H
* Memhr.org and "An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary" both use British
English. S, for example, searching for "color" will give a negative
result, so instead, use the British spelling (ou) variant, "colour"

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Aንታ ንህናሞ
anta nhnamo
you we are who we are
ሰብ ታሪክ
seb tarik
human of history
ሰብ ትበብ
seb tibeb
human of art
ሰብ ዝና
seb zna
human of fame

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መሰረት ትበብ ናይ Aለም ሃገና
meseret tibeb nay alem hagerna
foundation art of world my country
ባይኒ ሃኪ ተኮይኑ
biayni haki tekoynu
eyes truth if it was
Aፍ AወጺA ትዛረብ Aለም
af awutsia tzareb alem
mouth start speak world
ምታሪክ Aለና ዘይብለል
mtarik alena zeyblel
history we have not say

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ካብ Eለት Eለት ዝቁለል
kab elet elet zkulel
from day to day adds up
ብሃደ ድልየት ትርግታ
bhade dlet trgta
with one interest beat
ሰብ ዋና Eና ንያታ
seb wana ena nyata
human important and history to tell
ንልመAት Eፎይታ
nlmiat efoyta
development and rest

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ባይኒ ሃኪ ተኮይኑ
biayni haki tekoynu
eyes truth if it was
Aፍ AወጺA ትዛረብ Aለም
af awutsia tzareb alem
mouth start speak world
ምታሪክ Aለና ዘይብለል
mtarik alena zeyblel
history we have not say
ካብ Eለት Eለት ዝቁለል
kab elet elet zkulel
from day to day adds up

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ብሃደ ድልየት ትርግታ
bhade dlet trgta
with one interest beat
ሰብ ዋና Eና ንያታ
seb wana ena nyata
human important and history to tell
ንልመAት Eፎይታ
nlmiat efoyta
development and rest
ባሕሪ ጣና
bahri Tana
Lake Tana
Note: Port Tanis (“TS’ane”) has the same name as the earlier name of Lake Tana (“TS’ane”)

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ባሕሪ Aባይ
bahri abay
River Abay
ባሕሪ ዙላ
bahri Zula
Bay Zula
ሰግሮም ዘመስቱ
segirom zmetsu
crossed came
Aሰየ Iሎም ኩሉ ወጊኖም
eseye elom kulu weginom
yes saying all took side

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ናብ ትንቲ ግብጽ
nab ancient gebts
to tinitawi Gebts
ክወጹ
kwetsu
to leave
ፍቅሪ ቀስኖም
fqri qesinom
love happy pleasure
ባሕሪ ጣና
bahri Tana
Lake Tana
Note: Port Tanis (TS’ane) has the same name as Lake Tana (TS’ane)

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ባሕሪ Aባይ
bahri abay
River Abay
ባሕሪ ዙላ
bahri Zula
Bay Zula
ሰግሮም ዘመስቱ
segirom zmetsu
crossed came
Aሰየ Iሎም ኩሉ ወጊኖም
eseye elom kulu weginom
yes saying all took side

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ናብ ትንቲ ግብጽ
nab ancient gebts
to tinitawi Gebts
ክወጹ
kwetsu
to leave
ፍቅሪ ቀስኖም
fqri qesinom
love happy pleasure
ብፍላይ ቅርጺ ፊደላት
bfuluy qrtsi fidelat
unique shape letters

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Aቆጻጻራ Aሃዛት
akotsatsra ahazat
counting numbers
ብፍሉይ ትበብ ሕንጻታት
bfuluy tbeb hntsatat
unique art buildings
ተምሳለት ኩሉ ነገስታት
temsalet kulen negestat
example for all kings
ባይኒ ሃኪ ተኮይኑ
biayni haki tekoynu
eyes truth if it was

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Aፍ AወጺA ትዛረብ Aለም
af awutsia tzareb alem
mouth start speak world
ምታሪክ Aለና ዘይብለል
mtarik alena zeyblel
history we have not say
ካብ Eለት Eለት ዝቁለል
kab elet elet zkulel
from day to day adds up
ብሃደ ድልየት ትርግታ
bhade dlet trgta
with one interest beat

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ሰብ ዋና Eና ንያታ
seb wana ena nyata
human important and history to tell
ንልመAት Eፎይታ
nlmiat efoyta
development and rest
ባሕሪ ጣና
bahri Tana
Lake Tana
Note: Port Tanis (“TS’ane”) has the same name as Lake Tana (“TS’ane”)
ባሕሪ Aባይ
bahri abay
River Abay

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ባሕሪ ዙላ
bahri Zula
Bay Zula
ሰግሮም ዘመስቱ
segirom zmetsu
crossed came
Aሰየ Iሎም ኩሉ ወጊኖም
eseye elom kulu weginom
yes saying all took side
ናብ ትንቲ ግብጽ
nab ancient gebts
to tinitawi Gebts

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ክወጹ
kwetsu
to leave
ፍቅሪ ቀስኖም
fqri qesinom
love happy pleasure
ባሕሪ ጣና
bahri Tana
Lake Tana
Note: Port Tanis (“TS’ane”) has the same name as Lake Tana (“TS’ane”)
ባሕሪ Aባይ
bahri abay
River Abay

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ባሕሪ ዙላ
bahri Zula
Bay Zula
ሰግሮም ዘመስቱ
segirom zmetsu
crossed came
Aሰየ Iሎም ኩሉ ወጊኖም
eseye elom kulu weginom
yes saying all took side
ናብ ትንቲ ግብጽ
nab ancient gebts
to tinitawi Gebts

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ክወጹ
kwetsu
to leave
ፍቅሪ ቀስኖም
fqri qesinom
love happy pleasure
መበኩል ፍትረት ወዲሰብ
mebokol ftret wedi seb
growth creation human beings
ህዝቢ Eልፍ AEላፋት
hzbi elfi aelafat
nation of many beyond numbers

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መሰረት Iብየት ሃገርና
meseret ebyet hagerna
base development our world
ተምሳለት ኩሉ ነገስታት
temsalet kulen negestat
example for all kings
Aንታ ንህናEሞ ንንህና Eና
anta nhnamo nhna ena
you we are who we are
Aንታ ንህናEሞ ንንህና Eና
anta nhnamo nhna ena
you we are who we are

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ትማሊ ሎሚ
tmali lomi
yesterday today
ከምትንቲ
kem tnti
like old times
n-
ታሪክ ንሓፍስ ምህርቲ
tarik nhafs mhrti
history collecting products
ሃድነት Eያ Eርድና
hadnet eyu erdna
unity is honor

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ብሩህ Aለ ክድምና
brhan ewe kdmena
bright is our future
Aንታ ንህናEሞ ንንህና Eና
anta nhnamo nhna ena
you we are who we are
Aንታ ንህናEሞ ንንህና Eና
anta nhnamo nhna ena
you we are who we are
ያረድ
Yared
St. Yared

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Eዛና
Ezana
King Ezana
ሳIዛና
Saizana
King Saizana
zey-
ዘይሃሲስ ታሪክ ሰብ ዝና
zey hasis tarik seb zna
not drying history human of fame
መራይ ማመን Eዩ ወሳኒ
mriay mieman eyu wesani
to see believe is important

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ንሱ ሃኪ ዘይሰAኒ
nsu haki zesani
that's truth can't be negotiated
ሃገሬ
hagere
my country
የመስክራ የብስራ
yemeskira yebesira
will show with work
የመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
we will show

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የበስራ የመስክራ
yebesira yemeskira
with work will show
የመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
we will show
ጉራማይሌ ትህብርና
guramaile thbrna
mixed is our color
ብሩህ Aለ ክድምና
brhan ewe kdmena
bright is our future

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Aንታ ንህናEሞ ንንህና Eና
anta nhnamo nhna ena
you we are who we are
Aንታ ንህናEሞ ንንህና Eና
anta nhnamo nhna ena
you we are who we are
ትማሊ ሎሚ
tmali lomi
yesterday today
ከምትንቲ
kem tnti
like old times

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n-
ታሪክ ንሓፍስ ምህርቲ
tarik nhafs mhrti
history collecting products
ሃድነት Eያ Eርድና
hadnet eyu erdna
unity is honor
ብሩህ Aለ ክድምና
brhan ewe kdmena
bright is our future
Aንታ ንህናEሞ ንንህና Eና
anta nhnamo nhna ena
you we are who we are

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Aንታ ንህናEሞ ንንህና Eና
anta nhnamo nhna ena
you we are who we are
ያረድ
Yared
St. Yared
Eዛና
Ezana
King Ezana
ሳIዛና
Saizana
King Saizana

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zey-
ዘይሃሲስ ታሪክ ሰብ ዝና
zey hasis tarik seb zna
not drying history human of fame
መራይ ማመን Eዩ ወሳኒ
mriay mieman eyu wesani
to see believe is important
ንሱ ሃኪ ዘይሰAኒ
nsu haki zesani
that's truth can't be negotiated
የመስክራ የብስራ
yemeskira yebesira
will show with work

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የመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
we will show
የመስክራ የብስራ
yemeskira yebesira
will show with work
የመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
we will show
ጉራማይሌ ትህብርና
guramaile thbrna
mixed is our color

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ብሩህ Aለ ክድምና
brhan ewe kdmena
bright is our future
የመስክራ የብስራ
yemeskira yebesira
will show with work
የመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
we will show
የበስራ የመስክራ
yebesira yemeskira
with work will show

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የመስክራወ
ymeskrawe
we will show

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