Windows 7 now in Amharic!

Windows 7 in Amharic -  the national language of Ethiopia – is now available for download.

This “Language Interface Pack” version of Amharic Windows 7 must be installed on a system that runs an English client version of Windows 7. It is available for both 32-bit and 64-bit systems.

Trivia about Amharic:

• With the Rastafarian movement strongly being connected to Ethiopia it comes as no surprise that roots reggae musicians like Lincoln Thompson and Misty-in-Roots have written songs in Amharic. Bob Marley took an Amharic name, Berhane Selassie (the Light of the Holy Trinity) when he was baptized into the Ethiopian Orthodox Church shortly before his death. The "Ras" in Rastafari means ‘duke’ or ‘chief’ in Amharic, and “tafari” comes from Tafari Makonnen, the name of Haile Selassi I before he became emperor.

Click here for more information about the Amharic language

Is your language not available for Windows 7?  Check this post for info on what other languages are coming to Windows 7 in the near future.

Terminology and the user interface translations for Amharic will be available on Microsoft Language Portal site in February. The Amharic Windows 7 LIP is produced as part of the Local Language Program.

Comments

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
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• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  thank you

• Anonymous
  January 18, 2011
  You are doing nice work !!! I like that. Thank you!!!

• Anonymous
  April 13, 2011
  Great job guys on this project. Wish microsoft exapnded its other services to Africa too.

• Anonymous
  August 10, 2011
  it is nice to hear this

• Anonymous
  October 16, 2011
  it is a very intelligent work keep moving some day i will meet u in work....from arba minch universty

• Anonymous
  November 06, 2011
  i don't know what to say But i like it so much

• Anonymous
  November 25, 2011
  Good Job! Microsoft

• Anonymous
  February 23, 2012
  please add Oromegna too

• Anonymous
  May 17, 2012
  Special thanks for Microsoft stuff and the translator. It is great job 10q so thank you so much "TODA RABA"

• Anonymous
  October 02, 2012
  Thank you for your good job guys !!! now,i love window 7!!

• Anonymous
  November 02, 2012
  Is there a chart for typing all the letters

• Anonymous
  November 14, 2012
  nice job windows 7

• Anonymous
  June 20, 2013
  Thank you for your good job

• Anonymous
  July 03, 2013
  I am wondering if the Microsoft done to window 8 Amharic?

• Anonymous
  May 12, 2015
  Good job

• Anonymous
  June 28, 2015
  
  NiCe