Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Semitic language of Eritrea, where it is the official language, and of northern Ethiopia.
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- proper noun A
Semitic language ofEritrea andEthiopia . It is written in theGe'ez alphabet .
Etymologies
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Examples
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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 2009
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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.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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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.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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Volunteers must be fluent in English and at least one of these languages: French, Amharic, Tigrinya (Ethiopian), Arabic or Farsi.
Fairfax County volunteer opportunities Post 2010
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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.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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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.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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Volunteers must be fluent in English and at least one of the following languages: French, Amharic, Tigrinya (Ethiopian), Arabic or Farsi.
Fairfax County volunteer opportunities Post 2010
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They are divided into two distinct linguistic entities speaking Amharic and Tigrinya respectively.
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The ‘book’ turned out to be a phone book that contained writings in the Tigrinya alphabet, commonly used in Eritrea.
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Ethnic groups: Tigrinya 50%, Tigre and Kunama 40%, Afar 4%, Saho (Red Sea coast dwellers) 3%, other 3%
Eritrea 2008
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