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Tigrinya
- Alternate names: Tigray, Tigrinya Also: in Eritrea -- Habashi, Tigray, Tigrinya; in Israel -- "Falashas", Tigrinya
- Scriptures published: Bible (1956) New Testament (1909--1991) Portions (1866)
- Literacy: Literacy rate in first language: 1%--10%. Literacy rate in second language: 27%
- Primary country: Ethiopia
- Region: Tigray Region
- Also used in: Canada, Djibouti, Eritrea, Germany, Israel, Sweden
- Religion: Christian
- Status: De facto national language in Eritrea; Statutory provincial working language in Ethiopia
- Number of users: 6,915,000 (4,320,000; 2,540,000 in Eritrea (2006); 10,000 in Israel (1994 H. Mutzafi))
(data from Ethnologue and other sources)
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