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Wolaytta Alphabet (Ethiopic)
The letters and characters of Wolaytta written in the Ethiopic script, in order — every standard character with its name and codepoint, the additional and punctuation sets, and exactly how many fonts include them. About 2,133,900 people read or write it across 1 country.
Standard characters
The minimal set of characters required for Wolaytta — the language's alphabet, in its traditional order. Tap a character to copy it; each name opens the full character page.
Punctuation characters
The marks used to separate sentences and to clarify meaning.
Where Wolaytta (Ethiopic) is read
Countries shaded by the share of their population that reads or writes Wolaytta in the Ethiopic script. The map is zoomed to the region where at least 1% of a country's people read it; neighbouring countries are shown unshaded for context.
Estimated readers — share of each country's population (CLDR).
| Country | Estimated readers | Share of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,133,900 | 1.8% |
Wolaytta (Ethiopic) — facts
| Font coverage | 4 of 137,179 fonts include every one of the 432 standard characters; 4 include the standard and additional sets together. Counts are exact for the snapshot of 21 October 2026. |
|---|---|
| Script | Ethiopic |
| Unicode blocks | Basic Latin, Ethiopic, Ethiopic Supplement, General Punctuation, Ethiopic Extended |
| People | About 2,133,900 people read or write Wolaytta in the Ethiopic script — mostly in Ethiopia. |
Data: Unicode CLDR exemplar characters (CLDR 48.2.0) and CLDR territory population data. Font counts: snapshot of 21 October 2026.