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The Tigrinya Language
Tigrinya is a Semitic (Afro-Asiatic) language. Semitic (derived from the Biblical "Shem") languages belong to a language family that includes modern languages such as Tigrinya, Tigre, Amharic Hebrew, Arabic, Maltese (from Malta) and Aramic. Tigrinya is spoken by about 7 million people around the world. It is a widely spoken language in Eritrea and in the northern part of Ethiopia. In Eritrea it is a working language in offices along with Arabic. Tigrinya is also spoken by many immigrant communities around the world,for example in the Sudan, Saudi Arabia, the United States, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Uganda, and Sweden. .
Some facts about Gee'z and Tigrinya
Tigrinya is written in the Ge'ez script, originally developed for the now-extinct Ge'ez language. It is written and read from left to right as the English language. There are 32 set of letters in the Tigrinya alphabet. Ge'ez script looks difficult at the beginning, but it does not take long to learn how to read in Tigrinya. Pronunciation is very simple and straight forward. In Tigrinya "You write as you read it and you read as you write it". You will be surprised to find many familiar words.
Tigrinya has borrowed a lot of words from other languages. Among the Italian words in Tigrinya you will find:
Among the English words in Tigrinya you will find:
NOW look at and listen to the Tigrinya alphabet.
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