language which has an official designation in ethiopia
Languages of Ethiopia According to the 2007 Ethiopian census, the largest first languages are: Amharic 21,634,396 or 29.30%;[9][10] Oromo language 24,930,424 speakers or 33.80% of the total population [11] Somali 4,609,274 or 6.25%;[11] Tigrinya 4,324,476 or 5.86% [11] Sidamo 2,981,471 or 4.84% [11] Wolaytta 1,627,784 or 2.21%;[11] Gurage 1,481,783 or 2.01% [11] and Afar 1,281,278 or 1.74%.[11] Arabic, which also belongs to the Afroasiatic family, is likewise spoken in some areas of Ethiopia.[12][13] Many Muslim Ethiopians are also able to speak Arabic because of their religious background.[14] English is the most widely spoken foreign language which is also taught in many schools.[15] Amharic is the official working language in which all federal laws are published, and it is spoken by millions of Ethiopians as a second language. In most regions it is the primary second language in the school curriculum.[citation needed]