Tigrinya people
The Tigrinya people (ትግርኛ, ብሄረ ትግርኛ təgrəñña), also known as the Biher-Tigrinya, are an ethnic group native to Eritrea. They speak the Tigrinya language. There also exists a sizable Tigrinya community in the diaspora.
ትግርኛ | |
|---|---|
Tigrinya wedding in Eritrea | |
| Total population | |
| 2 million–3.3 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Eritrea | |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (predominantly Eritrean Orthodox) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tigrayans • Tigre • Zay • Amhara • Gurage • Harari and other Ethiopian Semitic peoples |
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