Tigrinya

American  

[ti-green-yuh] / tɪˈgrin yə /

noun

1. a Semitic language spoken in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia.

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Tigrinya British  

/ tɪˈɡriːnjə /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

“I live in an apartment, and I have neighbors. In ordinary times, they heard me speak Tigrinya on phone, so some must know,” said Alula Mikaelson, 30, speaking by phone from Addis Ababa.

From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2021

In the past two years, it has hired people who can review content in Amharic, Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali, and Burmese, the company said, and this year added moderators in 12 new languages, including Haitian Creole.

From Reuters • Oct. 25, 2021