ትግርኛ | |
|---|---|
 Tigrinya wedding | |
| Total population | |
| 2 million[1]–3.3 million[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Eritrea | |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (predominantly Eritrean Orthodox) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tigrayans • Tigre • Zay • Amhara • Gurage • Harari • other Habesha peoples |
The Tigrinya people (ትግርኛ, ብሄረ ትግርኛ Təgrəñña), also known as the Biher-Tigrinya or Kebessa, are an ethnic group indigenous to Eritrea. They speak the Tigrinya language.[3][4] There also exists a sizable Tigrinya community in the diaspora.
- ^ "Tigrinya People". Orville Jenkins Home. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Languages of Eritrea". Ethnologue. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Africa :: Eritrea — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ Fegley, Randall (1995). Fegley, Randall (1995). Eritrea (World Bibliographical Series). ABC-CLIO. p. 7. California. ISBN 1851092455.
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