Tigrinya people

Not to be confused with Tigre people or Tigrayans.
Tigrinya
ትግርኛ
Total population
2 million[1]–3.3 million[2]
Regions with significant populations
Eritrea
Languages
Religion
Christianity
(predominantly Eritrean Orthodox)

The Tigrinya people (Tigrinya: ትግርኛ, romanized: Təgrəñña, pronounced [tɨɡrɨɲːä] ⓘ), also known as the Biher-Tigrinya (ብሄረ ትግርኛ, bəherä Təgrəñña) 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.

  1. ^ "Tigrinya People". Orville Jenkins Home. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Languages of Eritrea". Ethnologue. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Africa :: Eritrea — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  4. ^ Fegley, Randall (1995). Fegley, Randall (1995). Eritrea (World Bibliographical Series). ABC-CLIO. p. 7. California. ISBN 1851092455.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)