Tigrigna Language (tir) - Revision history

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<tr><td><b>Also Known As:</b> Tigrinya,Tigray,Tigrigna

<b>Description:</b>

Tigrinya ( ትግርኛ, tigriññā), also spelled Tigrigna, Tigrina, Tigriña, less commonly Tigrinian, Tigrinyan, is a Semitic language spoken by the Tigray-Tigrinya people in Tigray [Northern Ethiopia] and in central Eritrea (there referred to as the "Tigrinya" people), where it is one of the two dominant languages of Eritrea, and in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia (whose speakers are called "Tigray"), where it has official status, and among groups of emigrants from these regions, including some of the Beta Israel now living in Israel. Tigrinya is also spoken by the Jeberti (Muslim Tigrinya) in Eritrea. Tigrinya should not be confused with the related Tigre language, which is spoken in the lowland regions in Eritrea to the north and west of the region where Tigrinya is spoken.
The earliest written example of Tigrinya is a text of local laws found in the district of Logosarda, southern Eritrea which date from the 1200s.
In Eritrea, during British administration, the Ministry of information put out a weekly newspaper in Tigrinya which cost 5 cents and sold 5,000 copies weekly. At the time it was reported to be the first of its kind.
Tigrinya (along with Arabic) was one of Eritrea's official<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=95129 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr>
<tr><td><h2>Location of Tigrigna Language Speakers</h2>
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<tr><td><h2>Rosetta Document Collection</h2>
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<tr><td>Bibliography:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_tir_references-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_tir_references-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Detailed Description:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_tir_detail-5 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_tir_detail-5 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>2</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_tir_detail-4 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_tir_detail-4 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>3</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_tir_detail-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_tir_detail-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>4</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_tir_detail-3 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_tir_detail-3 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Genesis Translation:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_tir_gen-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_tir_gen-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Grammar:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_tir_morsyn-2 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_tir_morsyn-2 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Numbers:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_tir_num-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_tir_num-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>2</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_tir_number-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_tir_number-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Orthography:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_tir_ortho-3 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_tir_ortho-3 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>2</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_tir_ortho-2 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_tir_ortho-2 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>3</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_tir_ortho-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_tir_ortho-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Phonology:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_tir_phon-3 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_tir_phon-3 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>2</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_tir_phon-2 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_tir_phon-2 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>3</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_tir_phon-4 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_tir_phon-4 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Table Of Contents:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_tir_contents-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_tir_contents-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Universal Declaration Of Human Rights:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_tir_undec-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_tir_undec-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Vernacular Text:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_tir_vertxt-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_tir_vertxt-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>2</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_tir_vertxt-3 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_tir_vertxt-3 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>3</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_tir_vertxt-2 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_tir_vertxt-2 (browse)] </td></tr>
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<h2>Overview</h2>

<tr><td><b>Main Country: </b></td><td>[http://www.freebase.com/view/en/ethiopia Ethiopia]</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Spoken In: </b></td><td>

<b><i>Countries: </i></b>[http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/ethiopia Ethiopia]
<b><i>Regions: </i></b>[http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/africa Africa]
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<tr><td><b>ISO 639-3 Code: </b></td><td>tir</td></tr>

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<tr><td><h2>Classification Taxonomy</h2>
[[All Languages]]

  [[Afro-Asiatic Group]]

    [[Semitic Group]]

      [[South Semitic Group]]

        [[Ethiopian Group]]

          [[North Ethiopian Group]]

            <b>[[Tigrigna Language]]</b>

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