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Tigrignan language
| Tigrigna (ትግሪኛ) | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in: | Eritrea, Ethiopia, Israel |
| Region: | Northern Africa |
| Total speakers: | 5.1 million |
| Ranking: | not in top 100 |
| Genetic classification: | Afro-Asiatic |
| Official status | |
| Official language of: | Eritrea |
| Regulated by: | -- |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | ti |
| ISO 639-2 | tir |
| SIL | TGN |
Tigrigna (or ትግሪኛ) is a Semitic language spoken in Eritrea, where it is one of several official languages, and in parts of Ethiopia and Israel. It is written in the Geez (also called Ethiopic) script.
The speakers of this language are known as Tigrawot (plural); the singular forms are Tigraway for male and Tigraweiti for female speakers.
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