a tigrinya letter from an eritrean notable
tigrinya (t[schwa]gr[schwa]ňňa) is, next to amharic, the most widely spoken semitic language in ethiopia, mainly in the tigre province and in eritrea. in most respects it is closer to the orthodox semitic typology than amharic. in terms of the number of semitic language speakers in general it follow...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 2005-06, Vol.68 (2), p.295-297 |
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Zusammenfassung: | tigrinya (t[schwa]gr[schwa]ňňa) is, next to amharic, the most widely spoken semitic language in ethiopia, mainly in the tigre province and in eritrea. in most respects it is closer to the orthodox semitic typology than amharic. in terms of the number of semitic language speakers in general it follows arabic and amharic and surpasses hebrew by those who speak that language indigenously. |
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ISSN: | 0041-977X 1474-0699 |
DOI: | 10.1017/S0041977X05000145 |