I’m guessing it’s Ethiopian or something else from Northern Africa, but I have no clue if I’m right or not.
Can someone identify this language?
If so, can someone translate it?
Thanks ahead of time for your help
Sure looks like Ethiopian:
http://www.mabot.com/images/2000/0005-0223%20ethiopian%20alphabet%20t-shirt%20BW.html
You all are correct – it is Amharic, a Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia.
(Where’s efrem? Maybe he can translate)
I agree that it looks a lot like Amharic (the Ethiopian national language). There are some differences (I don’t recognize the four vertical dots), but then I know nothing of the actual language (the dots could be punctuation).
Looks like Amharic. BTW, that’s the real name for “Ethiopian” language.
Sorry, can’t translate it. But if you’d like to get a start on it yourself, you can check the following:
[ul][li]http://www.travlang.com[/li]Ignore the billion popup ads, scroll down and click on “Foreign Languages for Travelers” and then click on the Ethiopian flag. That’ll take you to a section of the site which will teach you some basic Amharic expressions.
[li]http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/GenX_jt_mtjr/GenXAmharic.html[/li]Has an alphabet chart of the Amharic script.[/ul]
Thanks again, all of you.
Perhaps the vertical dots are some form of punctuation. Maybe one of you teeming millions can explain.
I have not attempted to begin translating using the travlang.com site. I may possibly do that later this evening.
Hello everyone. Sorry I am late, but I do have a translation for this document. (Which BTW was Amharic.)
The document appears to be a page out of a book, and the author’s name is Andergie Mesfin (the guy in the picture).
The top right corner just lists off other books this guy had written.
The rest of the paragraphs are excerpts from the book. The book appears to be highly polictical and calls for a strong ‘united’ Ethiopia. All 'n all the guy comes off as a bit pompus (to me at least) and it doesn’t seem like a good read (speaking as an Eritrean).
The ONLY time where I can be of help in GQ and I get no kudos for it. Where are MY ‘props’ ArchitectChore!
Well Efrem, aren’t you actually going to translate it? I think ArchitectChore wanted to know what it said. Let’s see how pompous he seems to us non-Eritreans. 
We know one thing, the previous owner was no math wiz.
I’ll give you some ‘props’ by proxy. 
(ArchitectChore is my son.)
He was home from school visiting me this weekend and was too busy to check the thread. He’s back at school and in class all day today. I know that he was looking forward to you checking in and I’m confident that he’ll be in here before too long (and probably ticked that I stuck my nose in {Hi Sweetheart!})
Thank you, Efrem. The satisfaction of my curiosity is much appreciated. I managed only to translate a couple words using travlang.com. Sorry about the delayed response. I try to be a somewhat frequent viewer, but I’m extremely busy taking courses this summer and working two part-time jobs. I cannot view the SDMS periodically throughout normal business hours (EST) in order to guarantee a response within several hours.
The gist of the document is enough. Translating it verbatim is unnecessary.
I’ll give you some ‘props’ by proxy. (ArchitectChore is my son.)
Sigh. Thank you, Mother. Your contribution to the fight against ignorance is profound.
AC: that travlang site’s not meant for comprehensive translation, of course; rather, it’s to get you started with some simple words and phrases which would come in handy for an average tourist.
I did not call you sweetheart.
I thought the ‘sweetheart’ comment was for me? Oh well, at least I got my ‘props’.