Although it differs markedly from the Geʽez (Classical Ethiopic) language, for instance in having phrasal verbs, and in using a word order that places the main verb last instead of first in the sentence, there is a strong influ… See more

There is no general name for the people who speak Tigrinya. In Eritrea, Tigrinya speakers are officially known as the Bəher-Təgrəñña ('nation of Tigrinya speakers') or Tigrinya people. In Ethiopia, a Tigrayan, that is a nat… See more

For the representation of Tigrinya sounds, this article uses a modification of a system that is common (though not universal) among linguists who work on Ethiopian Semitic languages, but differs somewhat from the co… See more

Grammatically, Tigrinya is a typical Ethiopian Semitic (ES) language in most ways:
• A Tigrinya noun is treated as either masculine or feminine. However, most inanimate n… See more