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==Description==
==Description==
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*[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/tigrinya_dictionary.htm Tigrinya dictionary (Lexilogos)]
*[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/tigrinya_dictionary.htm Tigrinya dictionary (Lexilogos)]
* Elias, David L. ''The Tigre language of Gindaʻ, Eritrea : short grammar and texts.'' Leiden: Brill, 2014. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/881259369 WorldCat].
* Elias, David L. ''The Tigre language of Gindaʻ, Eritrea : short grammar and texts.'' Leiden: Brill, 2014. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/881259369 WorldCat].
*Tadross, Andrew and Abraham Teklu. '''''The essential guide to Tigrinya, the language of Eritrea and Northern Ethiopia.''''' [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/essential-guide-to-tigrinya-the-language-of-eritrea-and-northern-ethiopia/oclc/910343565&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Tadross, Andrew, and Abraham Teklu. ''The essential guide to Tigrinya, the language of Eritrea and Northern Ethiopia.'' n.p.: n.p., 2015. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/910343565 WorldCat].
* Tadross, Andrew, and Abraham Teklu. ''The essential guide to Tigrinya, the language of Eritrea and Northern Ethiopia.'' n.p.: n.p., 2015. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/910343565 WorldCat].
* Weldemichael, Tedros Hagos. ''Tigrinya dictionary & phrasebook.'' New York, NY: Hippocrene Books Inc., 2019. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1085972823 WorldCat].
* Weldemichael, Tedros Hagos. ''Tigrinya dictionary & phrasebook.'' New York, NY: Hippocrene Books Inc., 2019. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1085972823 WorldCat].
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==Additional Resources==
==Additional Resources==
* Hailemariam, Chefena. ''Language and education in Eritrea : a case study of language diversity, policy and practice.'' Amsterdam: Aksant, 2002. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/606983746 WorldCat].
*Hailemariam, Chefena. '''''Language and education in Eritrea : a case study of language diversity, policy and practice.''''' Amsterdam : Aksant, 2002. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/language-and-education-in-eritrea-a-case-study-of-language-diversity-policy-and-practice/oclc/606983746&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
*[https://wikitravel.org/en/Eritrea Eritrea (Wikitravel)]
*[https://wikitravel.org/en/Eritrea Eritrea (Wikitravel)]
*[http://www.madote.com/2010/04/eritrea-nara-people.html Eritrea: The Nara People (Modote)]
*[http://www.madote.com/2010/04/eritrea-nara-people.html Eritrea: The Nara People (Modote)]

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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

  • English to Tigrinya Dictionary (Glosbe)
  • Tigrinya dictionary (Lexilogos)
  • Elias, David L. The Tigre language of Gindaʻ, Eritrea : short grammar and texts. Leiden: Brill, 2014. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Tadross, Andrew and Abraham Teklu. The essential guide to Tigrinya, the language of Eritrea and Northern Ethiopia. [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015. Available at WorldCat
  • Tadross, Andrew, and Abraham Teklu. The essential guide to Tigrinya, the language of Eritrea and Northern Ethiopia. n.p.: n.p., 2015. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Weldemichael, Tedros Hagos. Tigrinya dictionary & phrasebook. New York, NY: Hippocrene Books Inc., 2019. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Learn Tigrinya Online (cudoo)

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.