Tigrinya language
Tigrinya (ISO 639-3 code tir) is a language of the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | tir |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | tigr1271 |
| Family | Afro-Asiatic |
| Area | Africa |
| Countries | Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan |
Tigrinya words
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More about Tigrinya
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.