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Language code: tir

Technical information about ISO 639 language code tir

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The table below provides technical details for the Tigrinya language, designated by the tir code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

tir

Name

Official

Tigrinya

Native

ትግርኛ

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
AsmaraHamasienSerayeAkele GuzaiAdi TekelezanKerenShireAgame
Related languages
TigreAmharicGeʽezDahalik
Key facts
Written with the Geʽez abugida, which in Tigrinya includes two additional base consonantsExhibits Subject–Object–Verb word order and extensive verb agreement for both subject and objectRetains emphatic consonants characteristic of Ethiopian Semitic, produced as ejectives or with pharyngealizationUses distinct polite second-person pronouns that trace back to Classical GeʽezShows lexical influence from Italian due to the colonial period in Eritrea
Sample phrase

ሰላም፣ ከመይ ኣለኻ?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Tigrinya language, identified by the code tir, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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