Semitic languages are spoken in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia . Most people in the country speak Afroasiatic languages of the Cushitic or Semitic branches . Semitic languages . The Ge'ez script , used initially in Yemen , and later also for writing the Semitic languages of Ethiopia and Eritrea , is technically an abugida a modified abjad in which vowels are notated using diacritic marks added to the consonants at all times , in contrast with other Semitic languages which indicate diacritics based on need or for introductory purposes .