Amharic, Omoro, Tigrigna, Do these languages even exist?
Hi Dora, I am creating a “scannable” data collection form for the BEST plus and one of the categories is going to be native language. I was hoping you could confirm the spelling (and existence!) of these three languages for me: Amharic, Oromo, and Tigrinya. I have been told you are the expert in identifying odd languages. Thanks! (Note: The BEST Plus is a flexible English language skills assessment tool to use with adult speakers of languages other than English. CD and print-based versions will be available in early 2003. It is based on the BEST (Basic English Skills Test) that was developed by the Center for Applied Linguistics in the early 1980s to meet the need for reliable assessment of adult English learners’ oral proficiency and literacy skills. For more information, the URL is http://www.cal.org/bestplus/.) Hello! Amharic is fine. Oromo is probably still the best way people identify the language in the West, but there is a strong movement (by the Oromo themselves and Voice of Am
