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Tigrinya language
Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia and Eritrea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Tigre language.
Tigrinya (ትግርኛ, Təgrəñña; also spelled Tigrigna) is an Ethio-Semitic language commonly spoken in Eritrea and in northern Ethiopia's Tigray Region by the Tigrinya and Tigrayan peoples.[2] It is also spoken by the global diaspora of these regions.
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Tigrinya | |
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ትግርኛ (Təgrəñña) | |
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Pronunciation | [tɨɡrɨɲːa] |
Native to | Eritrea, Ethiopia |
Ethnicity | Tigrayans Tigrinya |
Native speakers | 9.7 million (2022)[1] |
Geʽez script (Tigrinya alphabet) | |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | ti |
ISO 639-2 | tir |
ISO 639-3 | tir |
Glottolog | tigr1271 |
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