Tigrinya language

Not to be confused with Tigre language.

Tigrinya
ትግርኛ
Təgrəñña
Pronunciation[tɨɡrɨɲːä] ⓘ
Native toEritrea, Ethiopia
EthnicityTigrayans
Tigrinya
Native speakers
9.7 million (2022)[1]
Geʽez script (Tigrinya alphabet)
Official status
Official language in
 Eritrea
 Ethiopia
Language codes
ISO 639-1ti
ISO 639-2tir
ISO 639-3tir
Glottologtigr1271
Countries where Tigrinya holds official status:[2]
  Eritrea
  Ethiopia
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Tigrinya notices at an Eritrean Orthodox Church, Schiebroek, Rotterdam

Tigrinya (ትግርኛ, Təgrəñña), sometimes spelled Tigrigna, is an Ethio-Semitic language commonly spoken in Eritrea and in northern Ethiopia's Tigray Region by the Tigrinya and Tigrayan peoples respectively.[3] It is also spoken by the global diaspora of these regions.

  1. ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D. (2024). "Tigrinya". Ethnologue, 27th ed. SIL International. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Tigrinya language". Encyclopaedia Britannica. 6 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Tigrinya language". Encyclopaedia Britannica. 6 March 2024.