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==Description==
==Description==
Eritrea is a multilingual country. The nation has '''no official language''', as the Constitution establishes the "equality of all Eritrean languages". '''Tigrinya, Arabic, and English''' serve as de facto working languages, with English used in university education and many technical fields. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Eritrea," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrea#Languages, accessed 6 September 2021.</ref><br>  
Eritrea is a multilingual country. The nation has '''no official language''', as the Constitution establishes the "equality of all Eritrean languages". '''Tigrinya, Arabic, and English''' serve as de facto working languages, with English used in university education and many technical fields. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Eritrea," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrea#Languages, accessed 6 September 2021.</ref><br>  
Eritrea has many national languages:
Eritrea has many national languages:
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigrinya_language '''Tigrinya''']  
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigrinya_language '''Tigrinya''']
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic '''Arabic''']
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigre_language '''Tigre''']  
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigre_language '''Tigre''']  
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afar_language '''Afar''']  
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afar_language '''Afar''']  
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beja_language '''Beja''']  
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beja_language '''Beja''']  
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilen_language '''Bilen''']
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilen_language '''Bilen''' or '''Blin''']
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunama_language '''Kunama''']
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunama_language '''Kunama''']
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nara_language '''Nara''']
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nara_language '''Nara''']
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==Word List(s)==
==Word List(s)==
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List]]
'''Tigrinya'''
'''Tigrinya'''
*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/tigrinya.php Useful phrases in Tigrinya (Omniglot)]
*[https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Tigrinya_phrasebook Tigrinya phrasebook (Wikivoyage)]
'''Arabic'''
*[[Arabic Genealogical Word List]]
*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/arabic.php Useful Arabic phrases (Omniglot)]


'''Tigre'''
'''Tigre'''
*[https://omniglot.com/language/numbers/tigre.htm Numbers in Tigre (Omniglot)]


'''Afar'''
'''Afar'''
*[https://www.omniglot.com/language/numbers/afar.htm Numbers in Afar (Omniglot)]


'''Beja'''
'''Beja'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beja_language#Lexicon Word and Number List (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beja_language#Lexicon Word and Number List (Wikipedia)]
*[https://omniglot.com/language/numbers/beja.htm Numbers in Beja (Omniglot)]


'''Bilen'''
'''Bilen''' or '''Blin'''


'''Kunama'''
'''Kunama'''
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'''Nara'''
'''Nara'''
*[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Nara_word_list Nara Word List (Wiktionary)]


'''Saho'''
'''Saho'''


==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigrinya_language#Phonology Tigrinya Phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigrinya_language#Phonology Tigrinya Phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigrinya_language#Writing_system Tigrinya Writing system (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigrinya_language#Writing_system Tigrinya Writing system (Wikipedia)]
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/tigrinya.htm Tigrinya Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
*[https://www.worldcat.org/title/tigrinya-phonology/oclc/3266585&referer=brief_results Tigrinya phonology (WorldCat)]
'''Arabic'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_phonology Arabic phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_alphabet Arabic alphabet (Wikipedia)]
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/arabic.htm Arabic Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]


'''Tigre'''
'''Tigre'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigre_language#Phonology Tigre Phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigre_language#Phonology Tigre Phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigre_language#Writing_system Tigre Writing system (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigre_language#Writing_system Tigre Writing system (Wikipedia)]
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/tigre.htm Tigre Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]


'''Afar'''
'''Afar'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afar_language#Phonology Afar Phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afar_language#Phonology Afar Phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afar_language#Writing_system Afar Writing system (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afar_language#Writing_system Afar Writing system (Wikipedia)]
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/afar.htm Afar Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]


'''Beja'''
'''Beja'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beja_language#Phonology Beja Phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beja_language#Phonology Beja Phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/beja.htm Beja Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]


'''Bilen'''
'''Bilen''' or '''Blin'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilen_language#Phonology Bilen Phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilen_language#Phonology Bilen Phonology (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilen_language#Writing_system Bilen Writing system (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilen_language#Writing_system Bilen Writing system (Wikipedia)]
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'''Saho'''
'''Saho'''


==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
'''Tigrinya'''
*[https://glosbe.com/en/ti English to Tigrinya Dictionary (Glosbe)]
*[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/tigrinya_dictionary.htm Tigrinya dictionary (Lexilogos)]
*[https://www.worldcat.org/title/tigre-language-of-ginda-eritrea-short-grammar-and-texts/oclc/881259369&referer=brief_results The Tigre language of Gindaʻ, Eritrea : short grammar and texts (WorldCat)]
*[https://www.worldcat.org/title/tigrinya-dictionary-phrasebook/oclc/1085972823&referer=brief_results Tigrinya dictionary & phrasebook (WorldCat)]
*[https://www.worldcat.org/title/essential-guide-to-tigrinya-the-language-of-eritrea-and-northern-ethiopia/oclc/910343565&referer=brief_results The essential guide to Tigrinya, the language of Eritrea and Northern Ethiopia (WorldCat)]
*[https://cudoo.com/products/languages/tigrinya/learn-tigrinya-online-level-1/ Learn Tigrinya Online (cudoo)]


'''Arabic'''
*[https://en.glosbe.com/en/ar English to Arabic Dictionary (Glosbe)]
*[https://www.duolingo.com/course/ar/en/Learn-Arabic Learn Arabic in just 5 minutes (duolingo)]
*[https://www.arabicpod101.com/ Learn Arabic (ArabicPod101)]


'''Tigre'''
*[https://glosbe.com/en/tig English to Tigre Dictionary (Glosbe)]
*[https://www.worldcat.org/title/tigre-language-of-ginda-eritrea-short-grammar-and-texts/oclc/881416965&referer=brief_results The Tigre Language of Ginda?, Eritrea : Short Grammar and Texts (WorldCat)]


==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
'''Afar'''
'''Tigrinya'''
*[https://glosbe.com/en/aa English to Afar Dictionary (Glosbe)]
 
'''Beja'''
*[https://glosbe.com/en/bej English to Beja Dictionary (Glosbe)]
 
'''Bilen''' or '''Blin'''
 
'''Kunama'''
*[https://glosbe.com/en/kun English to Kunama Dictionary (Glosbe)]
 
'''Nara'''
 
'''Saho'''
*[https://glosbe.com/en/ssy English to Saho Dictionary (Glosbe)]




==Additional Resources==
==Additional Resources==
*[https://www.worldcat.org/title/language-and-education-in-eritrea-a-case-study-of-language-diversity-policy-and-practice/oclc/606983746&referer=brief_results Language and education in Eritrea (WorldCat)]
*[https://wikitravel.org/en/Eritrea Eritrea (Wikitravel)]
*[http://www.madote.com/2010/04/eritrea-nara-people.html Eritrea: The Nara People (Modote)]


== References ==
==References==
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Description[edit | edit source]

Eritrea is a multilingual country. The nation has no official language, as the Constitution establishes the "equality of all Eritrean languages". Tigrinya, Arabic, and English serve as de facto working languages, with English used in university education and many technical fields. [1]
Eritrea has many national languages:

In terms of writing systems, Eritrea's principal orthography is Ge'ez, Latin script and Arabic script. [2]

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Tigrinya

Arabic

Tigre

Afar

Beja

Bilen or Blin

Kunama

Nara

Saho

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Tigrinya

Arabic

Tigre

Afar

Beja

Bilen or Blin

Kunama

Nara

Saho

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Tigrinya

Arabic

Tigre

Afar

Beja

Bilen or Blin

Kunama

Nara

Saho


Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Eritrea," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrea#Languages, accessed 6 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages Eritrea," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Eritrea#:~:text=In%20terms%20of%20writing%20systems%2C%20Eritrea%27s%20principal%20orthography%20is%20Ge%27ez%2C%20Latin%20script%20and%20Arabic%20script., accessed 7 September 2021.
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