tiTechnical information about ISO 639 language code ti
The table below provides technical details for the Tigrinya language, designated by the ti code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Tigrinya Native ትግርኛ |
| Family | Semitic |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | AsmaraHamasienHababMensaSegeneitiShumaSeraye |
| Related languages | TigreAmharicGeʽez |
| Key facts | Written with the Geʽez (Ethiopic) abugidaConsonant gemination can change word meaningVerbs and pronouns mark gender in both second and third personContains ejective consonants such as qʼ and tʼEarliest surviving Tigrinya text dates to the 13th century |
| Sample phrase | ሰላም፣ ከመይ ኣለኻ? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
Tigrinya is a language that belongs to the Afro-Asiatic family, specifically within the Semitic subgroup. It is one of the official languages of Eritrea and is also widely spoken in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. The language is written in the Ge'ez script (Tigrinya alphabet). It is estimated that Tigrinya has around 9 million speakers worldwide.
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Tigrinya speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
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