Tigrignan language

Tigrigna (or ትግሪኛ) is a Semitic language spoken in Eritrea, where it is the official language, and in parts of Ethiopia and Israel. It is written in the Geez (also called Ethiopic) script.

Tigrigna (ትግሪኛ)
Spoken in:	Eritrea, Ethiopia, Israel
Region:	Northern Africa
Total speakers:	5.1 million
Ranking:	not in top 100
Genetic classification:	Afro-Asiatic Semitic South Ethiopian North Tigrigna
Official status
Official language of:	Eritrea
Regulated by:	--
Language codes
ISO 639-1	ti
ISO 639-2	tir
SIL	TGN

External Link

Ethnologue on Tigrigna (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=TGN)

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