Tigrinya

Tigrinya

ትግርኛ
7.5M speakers · Afroasiatic › Semitic · Ethiopic
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EritreaEthiopiaSudanDjibouti
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Standard ArabicEgyptian ArabicLevantine ArabicAlgerian ArabicMoroccan ArabicSudanese ArabicAmharicNajdi ArabicMesopotamian ArabicHijazi ArabicTunisian ArabicPalestinian Arabic

Written in the Ethiopic script. Uses SOV word order.

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Official in 1 countries

Eritrea
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Typology

Word order SOV
Adjective before noun
Adposition preposition
Def. article yes
Indef. article yes
Tonal no
Noun cases yes

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Standard Arabic SemiticEgyptian Arabic SemiticLevantine Arabic SemiticAlgerian Arabic SemiticMoroccan Arabic SemiticSudanese Arabic SemiticAmharic SemiticNajdi Arabic Semitic
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