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  1. Tigrinya language - Wikipedia

    Tigrinya (along with Arabic) was one of Eritrea's official languages during its short-lived federation with Ethiopia. In 1958, it was replaced by the Southern Ethiopic language Amharic prior to …

  2. Tigrinya language | Ethiopia, Eritrea, Semitic | Britannica

    Tigrinya language, a Semitic language of the Tigray people of northern Ethiopia and southern Eritrea. Written records include religious texts prepared by mission societies and an increasing …

  3. Tigrinya language, alphabet and pronunciation - Omniglot

    Tigrinya is a South Semitic language spoken by about 6 million people in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

  4. Tigrinya | Penn Language Center - University of Pennsylvania

    Tigrinya should not be confused with the related Tigre language, which is spoken in the lowland regions in Eritrea to the north and west of the region where Tigrinya is spoken.

  5. University of Cambridge Language Centre Resources - Tigrinya

    Tigrinya (also known as Tigrigna) is an Afro-Asiatic language (distantly related to Arabic and Hebrew) and a member of the Southern Semitic subfamily. Tigrinya is closely related to the …

  6. AFRICA | 101 Last Tribes - Tigrinya people

    Tigrinya is the most widely spoken language in Eritrea, and the fourth most spoken language in Ethiopia after Amharic. The Eritrean version of the language is spelled as Tigrigna and …

  7. Tigrinya Language: A Gateway to East African Culture with a …

    Oct 11, 2024 · In its homeland, Tigrinya serves as an official language of Eritrea and is widely spoken in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. It is used in all aspects of life— government, …

  8. Tigrinya language - Wikiwand

    Tigrinya (sometimes written as Tigrigna; / tɪˈɡriːnjə /; ትግርኛ təgrəñña) is an Afroasiatic language of the Ethiopian Semitic branch. It is mostly spoken in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia. There are …

  9. Tigrinya - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

    Tigrinya is spoken in Ethiopia and Eritrea, where it is one of the official working languages. With between 4 and 5 million speakers, it is after Arabic and Amharic one of the larger Semitic …

  10. Tigrinya | The Oxford Handbook of Ethiopian Languages | Oxford …

    Apr 27, 2023 · Tigrinya is the working language of the Tigray National Regional State (Ethiopia) and of the government of Eritrea. It is also spoken in Ethiopian and Eritrean diaspora in Israel, …