Liya speaks English and Amharic, as well as fluent French and some Italian.

Liya会讲英文和阿姆·哈拉语，而且她的法文讲得也很流利，还会一点意大利语。

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But this cleaning lady spoke Somali, Arabic, Amharic, Swahili, English and was quickly learning Dutch, so she soon found work as a translator for other Somali refugees, many of whom, like herself, were casualties of Islam.

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Although he cannot speak Amharic, he communicates with Bisaw in English.

CNN: January 18, 2013 -- Updated 1444 GMT (2244 HKT)