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PDF version for the language Tigrinya (Tigrigna)
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Tigrinya (Tigrigna)

Source: Dema Translation and Editing Service




Profile


Native Name
Tigrigna

Total Speakers
6,060,000 (1993)

Usage By Country
Home Speakers: Eritrea, Ethiopia

Background
Approximately 5 million speakers in Ethiopia, 1.9 million in Eritrea, 10000 in Israel. It belongs to the Afro-Asiatic (Hamito-Semitic) language family and is in the Ethiopic script.

Received 4/22/2000
Posted 5/10/2000
Checked