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Tigrinya

American

[ti-green-yuh] / tɪˈgrin jə /

noun

a Semitic language spoken in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia.

Tigrinya British

/ tɪˈɡriːnjə /

noun

a language of Eritrea and N Ethiopia, belonging to the SE Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family

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Tigrinya

Its name means "the tall green grass" in Tigrinya and has grown into a wider cultural event that celebrates women.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Last week, BBC Tigrinya reported that Eritrea was mobilising military reservists to bolster its army.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2022

The clergy in the church in Columbus, which is home to about 40,000 Ethiopian-Americans, says Tigrinya was added on as a language rather than replacing Amharic to better reach the congregation.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2022

Like the time when Maddox’s office launched its “LA for ALL” campaign, plastering the city with anti-hate posters and banners, and Habte made sure materials were also printed in Amharic and Tigrinya.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2021

Neighbours heard the men speaking in Tigrinya, the language of Tigray.

From Reuters ● Nov. 24, 2021

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