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This report concerns the assessment of bilingualism in Ethiopia, concerning two major languages, Amharic and Oromo. In order to measure community bilingualism in Ethiopia, this study makes use of a technique known as the Sentence Repetition Tests (SRT). This report contains the preliminary form of the Amharic Sentence Repetition Test.