Tigrinya language
| Tigrinya | |
|---|---|
| ትግርኛ (Təgrəñña) | |
| Pronunciation | [tɨɡrɨɲːä] ⓘ |
| Native to | Eritrea, Ethiopia |
| Ethnicity | Tigrayans Tigrinya |
Native speakers | 9.9 million (2022–2023)[1] |
| Geʽez script (Tigrinya abugida) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Eritrea Ethiopia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | ti |
| ISO 639-2 | tir |
| ISO 639-3 | tir |
| Glottolog | tigr1271 |
Tigrinya,[a] sometimes romanized as Tigrigna, is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is primarily spoken by the Tigrinya and Tigrayan peoples, native to Eritrea and to the Tigray Region of Ethiopia, respectively.[5] It is also spoken by the global diaspora of these regions.
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- ^ a b "Tigrinya language". Encyclopaedia Britannica. 6 March 2024.
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