Language

Tigrinya

Tigrinya is a language in the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in 20 countries.

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Scripture in Tigrinya

A complete Bible is reported in Tigrinya.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Tigrinya is spoken

  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sudan
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Yemen

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About Tigrinya

Language family
Afro-Asiatic
ISO 639-3 code
tir
Glottocode
tigr1271
Also known as
Tigrigna · Tigrigna: Raya

Dialects and varieties 3

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Tigrinya as a whole.

  • Northern TigrinyaNo known Scripture
  • Southern TigrinyaNo known Scripture
  • Tigrigna: RayaNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.