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Qeneቅኔ

Made for Ethiopia.Made with care.

Qene Labs is an independent studio building thoughtful apps for Ethiopian life, language and culture.

Three apps, coming soon
ቀ in its seven orders. Qene begins with the sixth, ቅ.

Three apps.

Each one makes something we use every day a little better. All three are coming soon.

  1. Ethiopian Calendarቀን መቁጠሪያ
  2. Wudase Mariamውዳሴ ማርያም
  3. Orthodox Bibleመጽሐፍ ቅዱስ

ቀን መቁጠሪያ

Ethiopian Calendar

The Ethiopian calendar, thoughtfully designed for everyday life.

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  1. መስከረምMeskerem
  2. ጥቅምትTikimt
  3. ኅዳርHidar
  4. ታኅሣሥTahsas
  5. ጥርTir
  6. የካቲትYekatit
  7. መጋቢትMegabit
  8. ሚያዝያMiyazya
  9. ግንቦትGinbot
  10. ሰኔSene
  11. ሐምሌHamle
  12. ነሐሴNehase
  13. ጳጉሜንPagumē
Twelve months of thirty days, then Pagumē: five days, or six in a leap year. Drawn to scale.

Interface previews of an app in development.

ውዳሴ ማርያም

Wudase Mariam

A quiet, focused way to read Wudase Mariam.

Arranged by the days of the week, as it is read.

  1. ሰኑይ
  2. ሠሉስ
  3. ረቡዕ
  4. ሐሙስ
  5. ዓርብ
  6. ቀዳሚት
  7. እሑድ

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መጽሐፍ ቅዱስ

Orthodox Bible

Scripture, presented with clarity and care.

Books
ብሉይ ኪዳን and ሐዲስ ኪዳን
Chapters
Numbered in Ge’ez, ፩ ፪ ፫
Reading
Chapter by chapter, verse by verse

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Interface previews of an app in development. Verse text is shown as placeholder lines.

Qene, ቅኔ

ሰምና ወርቅ
Wax and gold.

Qene is Ge’ez poetry written in two layers: a meaning on the surface, and a deeper one beneath it. The studio is named for it.

Small studio.
Long view.

Qene Labs builds digital products for Ethiopians at home and around the world. We care about useful software, careful typography, cultural context and products that deserve to stay on your phone.

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