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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 number of textbooks and literary works.
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Tigrinya is a Semitic (Afro-Asiatic) language. Semitic (derived from the Biblical "Shem") languages belong to a language family that includes modern languages such as Tigrinya, Tigre, Amharic Hebrew, Arabic, Maltese (from Malta) and Aramic.
Tigrinya, also spelled Tigrigna, Tigrnia, Tigrina, Tigriña, less commonly Tigrinian, Tigrinyan, is a Semitic language spoken in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia (its speakers there are called "Tigrawot, Tegaru") by the Tigrinya people, where it has official status, and in central Eritrea, where it is one of the two main languages of Eritrea, and ...
Definition. Tigrinya, an Ethio-Semitic language, is widely spoken in Northern Ethiopia, Tigray and Eritrea. It also serves as a language of communication for the global diaspora originating from these regions.
Tigrinya is a member of the Ethiopic branch of Semitic languages spoken mainly in the Tigre region of Ethiopia, and in Central Eritrea. In 2007 there were about 4.4 milion speakers of Tigrinya, and there were 3.1 million Tigrinya speakers in Eritrea in 2016.
Tigrinya (Tigrinya, Tigray, Tigriññā, ትግርኛ) is a member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family. It is closely related to Amharic, Tigré and Ge’ez, an extinct language that is still used in religious practice. It is distantly related to Arabic and Hebrew. Status. Ethiopia.
