Inhoudsopgave
Welke taal word er gesproken in Eritrea?
Tigrinya wordt gesproken in Eritrea, in de Ethiopische regio Tigray en in Israël, door leden van de Beta Israël. Naast het Tigrinya worden er in Eritrea vele andere talen en dialecten gesproken. Arabisch en Tigre komen naast Tigrinya het meest voor. Dit zijn echter geen officiële talen.
Welke taal lijkt op Tigrinya?
Tigrinya wordt zowel in Eritrea als in Ethiopië gesproken. In Eritrea is het de meest gesproken taal: ruim 50% van de bevolking spreekt Tigrinya. De andere helft van de bevolking spreekt samen nog acht andere talen, onder andere Tigre, Afar, Saho, Amhaars, Arabisch en Kunama.
Hoeveel talen heeft Eritrea?
Tigrinya, Arabisch en Engels zijn de 3 officiële landstalen. Daarnaast worden er Tigre, Kunama, Afar en andere Cushitic talen gesproken.
What is the difference between Tigrinya and Tigre?
Tigre is a sister language to Amharic and Tigrinya. As far as I have been able to determine, the speech of the “Tigre” people of Eritrea is never referred to as “Tigrinya,” but always as “Tigre,” so as to distinguish it from “Tigrinya,” used for the other ethnic group (Tigray-Tigrinya), as well as their speech.
What is Tigre?
Tigre Peoples and Language A form of Ethiopic speech in Eritrea is called Tigre and my article also points out that the same name is used for the various Tigre-speaking tribes in Eritrea and Sudan. Tigre is a sister language to Amharic and Tigrinya.
Who are the Tigre people of Eritrea?
One of the semitic groups in Eritrea and Tigray Province are the Tigrinya. The ending -inya means ¨language¨ in Ethiopic language. You would expect Tigrinya to mean language of the Tigre people. But there is another group in Eritrea called the Tigre.
What is the language of the Tigre people?
The language of the Tigre people is never referred to as Tigrinya, just Tigre so it can be distinguished from the other tribes, Tigray and Tigrinya. Because these two languages are very similar, some Tigrinya speak Tigre as a second language.