The Feedel · Free to start
Meet the ፊደል.
The Feedel is the Amharic alphabet — and it’s far friendlier than it looks. People think it’s 231 shapes to memorize. It isn’t. Let us show you why.
The one idea
33 families of seven. Not 231 shapes.
Every Feedel letter is a base consonant that takes seven small, regular changes — one for each vowel. Learn the pattern on one family, and it repeats across the whole alphabet.
መ
base · “m”
+ 7 vowels =
መmä1st
ሙmu2nd
ሚmi3rd
ማma4th
ሜme5th
ምmə6th
ሞmo7th
See how the shape barely changes? Just a little mark, a little turn — same letter, seven vowels. Do that 33 times and you can read Amharic.
Three free ways in
Pick where to start.
All three are free. Begin wherever feels friendliest — you can’t get it wrong.
Free · view & print
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The Feedel Chart
The whole alphabet on one clean page — every family, every order. Print it, pin it, learn it.
Open the chart → Start here ኤ ቢ ሲ ዲThe A·B·C Bridge
You already say A, B, C, D. See how each name is also an Amharic letter that opens a family of seven.
Cross the bridge → Explore 33The Feedel Explorer
All 33 families in a tap-to-open grid. Search a sound, or line up one vowel across every family and watch the system appear.
Explore all 33 →
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