Tigrinya
Proper noun
Meaning
Tigrinya
A Semitic language of Eritrea and Ethiopia. It is written in the Ge'ez alphabet.
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Afro-Asiatic communities Semitic speakers Tigrinya main A Tigrinya wedding.
Arabic is one of the main languages in Eritrea, it’s an international language, it has been decided by the Eritrean assembly during theFederation era to be an official language beside Tigrinya.
In each location people were addressed with microphones to gather in both Arabic and Tigrinya and were told that the Police will not harm them.
It was also the language of primary school instruction, but has been replaced in many areas by local languages such as Oromo and Tigrinya.
Christian adherents are mainly urban and have intermingled with the Tigrinya who live in the area.
Most Eritreans can identify a Saho speaker easily when they speak Arabic, Tigrinya, or Tigrayit, unless they have learned the language adequately or grew up with it.