Tigrinya

• “An outlet that would cater for the whole of Eritrea in Arabic, Tigrinya and English, a media outlet that would weed out exclusion.”

  American Chronicle

• “You get to know them, and after a while you even learn to say, “Hello—how are you this morning?” in their language which is not Amharic, but either Tigrinya or Tigre.”

  Simon & Schuster: In the Valley of the Shadow

• “Volunteers must be fluent in English and at least one of these languages: French, Amharic, Tigrinya (Ethiopian), Arabic or Farsi.”

  The Washington Post: Fairfax County volunteer opportunities

• “Volunteers must be fluent in English and at least one of the following languages: French, Amharic, Tigrinya (Ethiopian), Arabic or Farsi.”

  The Washington Post: Fairfax County volunteer opportunities

• “They are divided into two distinct linguistic entities speaking Amharic and Tigrinya respectively.”

  Ethiopian Jewish Women.

• “The ‘book’ turned out to be a phone book that contained writings in the Tigrinya alphabet, commonly used in Eritrea.”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » 300 Years Behind the Times

• “Ethnic groups: Tigrinya 50%, Tigre and Kunama 40%, Afar 4%, Saho (Red Sea coast dwellers) 3%, other 3%”

  Eritrea

• “SALLY GRAHAM, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Poet laureate Reesom Haile believed Tigrinya, one of the major languages of Eritrea, could, as he often said, resurrect a nation.”

  CNN Transcript Jan 24, 2004

• “In Brussels, dipping crusty bread into melted butter, as piles of mussel shells grew higher and higher, I came to see Reesom Haile -- poet, artist -- as the Engera (ph) -- the traditional bread of Eritrea that nurtures and sustains Tigrinya speakers and, through translation, admirers worldwide.”

  CNN Transcript Jan 24, 2004

• “He's on a mission to celebrate and preserve Tigrinya, his native language.”

  CNN Transcript Jun 16, 2001

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