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===Tigrinya alphabet - YouTube=== | |||
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===Tigrinya lesson 01 - learn Tigrinya in an easy way. - YouTube=== | |||
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===Tigrinya Gender - YouTube=== | |||
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===Pronouns in English and Tigrinya - YouTube=== | |||
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Revision as of 20:55, 2 April 2023
Tigrinya is the language spoken in Eritrea, a small country in the Horn of Africa, and in the Tigray region, in northern Ethiopia. It is also spoken by the Tigrinya diaspora in various parts of the world. Tigrinya is a Semitic language, related to Arabic and Hebrew, and it has its own unique alphabet. In this lesson, you will learn the Tigrinya alphabet, including the unique characters and their pronunciation.
The Tigrinya Alphabet
The Tigrinya alphabet consists of 32 letters, and it is written from left to right. Each letter has a name and a sound. The Tigrinya alphabet is based on the Ethiopic script, which is also used in other languages in Ethiopia, such as Amharic and Ge'ez. However, the Tigrinya alphabet has a few additional letters that are specific to Tigrinya.
Here is the Tigrinya alphabet:
Letter | Name | Pronunciation |
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ሀ | haa | h as in "hello" |
ሃ | hǝ | h as in "hello" |
ሄ | hee | h as in "hello" |
ህ | hǝ | h as in "hello" |
ሆ | ho | h as in "hello" |
ለ | la | l as in "love" |
ሉ | lu | l as in "love" |
ሊ | li | l as in "love" |
ላ | laa | l as in "love" |
ሌ | lee | l as in "love" |
ል | lǝ | l as in "love" |
ሎ | lo | l as in "love" |
ሐ | hha | hh as in "hat" |
ሑ | hhu | hh as in "hat" |
ሒ | hhi | hh as in "hat" |
ሓ | ha | h as in "hello" |
ሔ | he | h as in "hello" |
ሕ | hǝ | h as in "hello" |
መ | ma | m as in "mother" |
ሙ | mu | m as in "mother" |
ሚ | mi | m as in "mother" |
ማ | maa | m as in "mother" |
ሜ | mee | m as in "mother" |
ም | mǝ | m as in "mother" |
ሞ | mo | m as in "mother" |
ሠ | sa | s as in "sun" |
ሡ | su | s as in "sun" |
ሢ | si | s as in "sun" |
ሣ | saa | s as in "sun" |
ሤ | see | s as in "sun" |
ሥ | sǝ | s as in "sun" |
ሦ | so | s as in "sun" |
ሰ | se | s as in "sun" |
ሱ | suu | s as in "sun" |
ሲ | si | s as in "sun" |
ሳ | sa | s as in "sun" |
ሴ | say | s as in "sun" + y as in "yes" |
ስ | sǝ | s as in "sun" |
ሶ | so | s as in "sun" |
ሸ | sha | sh as in "sheep" |
ሹ | shu | sh as in "sheep" |
ሺ | shi | sh as in "sheep" |
ሻ | shaa | sh as in "sheep" |
ሼ | shee | sh as in "sheep" |
ሽ | shǝ | sh as in "sheep" |
ሾ | sho | sh as in "sheep" |
ቀ | qa | k as in "kite" |
ቁ | qu | k as in "kite" |
ቂ | qi | k as in "kite" |
ቃ | qaa | k as in "kite" |
ቄ | qee | k as in "kite" |
ቅ | qǝ | k as in "kite" |
ቆ | qo | k as in "kite" |
በ | ba | b as in "boy" |
ቡ | bu | b as in "boy" |
ቢ | bi | b as in "boy" |
ባ | baa | b as in "boy" |
ቤ | bee | b as in "boy" |
ብ | bǝ | b as in "boy" |
ቦ | bo | b as in "boy" |
ቨ | va | v as in "victim" |
ቩ | vu | v as in "victim" |
ቪ | vi | v as in "victim" |
ቫ | vaa | v as in "victim" |
ቬ | vee | v as in "victim" |
ቭ | vǝ | v as in "victim" |
ቮ | vo | v as in "victim" |
ተ | ta | t as in "top" |
ቱ | tu | t as in "top" |
ቲ | ti | t as in "top" |
ታ | taa | t as in "top" |
ቴ | tee | t as in "top" |
ት | tǝ | t as in "top" |
ቶ | to | t as in "top" |
ቸ | cha | ch as in "cheers" |
ቹ | chu | ch as in "cheers" |
ቺ | chi | ch as in "cheers" |
ቻ | chaa | ch as in "cheers" |
ቼ | chee | ch as in "cheers" |
ች | chǝ | ch as in "cheers" |
ቾ | cho | ch as in "cheers" |
ኀ | hha | hh as in "hat" |
ኁ | hhu | hh as in "hat" |
ኂ | hhi | hh as in "hat" |
ኃ | ha | h as in "hello" |
ኄ | he | h as in "hello" |
ኅ | hǝ | h as in "hello" |
ኆ | ho | h as in "hello" |
ነ | na | n as in "never" |
ኑ | nu | n as in "never" |
ኒ | ni | n as in "never" |
ና | naa | n as in "never" |
ኔ | nee | n as in "never" |
ን | nǝ | n as in "never" |
ኖ | no | n as in "never" |
አ | 'a | a as in "cat" |
ኡ | 'u | u as in "loot" |
ኢ | 'i | i as in "it" |
ኣ | 'aa | a as in "cat" |
ኤ | 'ee | e as in "egg" |
እ | 'ǝ | e as in "egg" |
ኦ | 'o | o as in "open" |
ከ | ka | k as in "kite" |
ኩ | ku | k as in "kite" |
ኪ | ki | k as in "kite" |
ካ | kaa | k as in "kite" |
ኬ | kee | k as in "kite" |
ክ | kǝ | k as in "kite" |
ኮ | ko | k as in "kite" |
ኸ | kha | kh as in "loch" |
ኹ | khu | kh as in "loch" |
ኺ | khi | kh as in "loch" |
ኻ | khaa | kh as in "loch" |
ኼ | khee | kh as in "loch" |
ኽ | khǝ | kh as in "loch" |
ኾ | kho | kh as in "loch" |
ወ | wa | w as in "water" |
ዉ | wu | w as in "water" |
ዊ | wi | w as in "water" |
ዋ | waa | w as in "water" |
ዌ | wee | w as in "water" |
ው | wǝ | w as
VideosTigrinya alphabet - YouTubeTigrinya lesson 01 - learn Tigrinya in an easy way. - YouTubeTigrinya Gender - YouTubePronouns in English and Tigrinya - YouTube
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