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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
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 Table of Contents - Tigrinya Course - 0 to A1 Course Presentation Greetings and Introductions Basic Greetings Introducing Yourself Alphabet and Pronunciation Tigrinya Alphabet Pronunciation Rules Numbers and Time Numbers 1-10 Telling Time Basic Sentence Structure Subject-Verb-Object Negation Common Verbs and Actions Basic Verbs Everyday Actions Asking Questions Question Words Yes/No Questions Food and Dining Common Foods Dining Phrases Tigrinya Culture and Traditions Important Holidays Traditional Clothing Nouns and Pronouns Noun Gender and Plurality Personal Pronouns Family and Relationships Family Members Relationship Terms Adjectives and Adverbs Descriptive Adjectives Adverbs of Time, Place, and Manner Travel and Transportation Modes of Transportation Travel Phrases Geography and History Geography of Eritrea and Ethiopia Historical Overview Videos Tigrinya alphabet - YouTube Tigrinya lesson 01 - learn Tigrinya in an easy way. - YouTube Tigrinya Gender - YouTube Pronouns in English and Tigrinya - YouTube Other Lessons Pronunciation Rules Plurals Noun Gender and Plurality Subject Verb Object Descriptive Adjectives Future Tense Pronouns Personal Pronouns How to Use Have Sources Tigrinya language - Wikipedia Tigrinya Grammar (English and Tigrinya Edition ... - Amazon.com Tigrinya Grammar : Mason, John: Amazon.com.au: Books ◀️ Introducing Yourself — Previous Lesson Next Lesson — Pronunciation Rules ▶️