Tigrinya leid

Tigrinya /tɪˈɡrnjə/[2] (ትግርኛ, tigriñā) is an Afro-Asiatic leid, belangin tae the faimily's Semitic branch.

Tigrinya
ትግርኛ tigriññā
Pronunciation/tɨɡrɨɲa/
Native taeEritrea, Ethiopie
RegionTigray
Native speakers
4.2 million in Ethiopie (2007 census)[1]
2.5 million in Eritrea (2006)[citation needit]
Afro-Asiatic
  • Semitic
    • Sooth Semitic
      • Ethiopic
        • North Ethiopic
          • Tigrinya
Tigrinya alphabet (Ge'ez script)
Offeecial status
Offeecial leid in
 Eritrea
Recognised minority
leid in
 Ethiopie (Tigray Region)
Leid codes
ISO 639-1ti
ISO 639-2tir
ISO 639-3tir
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