geez

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Geez \Geez\, n.
   The original native name for the ancient Ethiopic language or
   people. See {Ethiopic}.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ethiopic \E`thi*op"ic\, n.
   The language of ancient Ethiopia; the language of the ancient
   Abyssinian empire (in Ethiopia), now used only in the
   Abyssinian church. It is of Semitic origin, and is also
   called {Geez}.
   [1913 Webster]