Alternate Names: Tigray, Tigrinya
Genealogy:
Demographics: 4,320,000 in Ethiopia (2007 census). Population total all countries: 6,915,000. 2,820,000 monolinguals. L2 users: 147,000 in Ethiopia.
Language Use: Also use Amharic [amh]. Used as L2 by Amharic [amh].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 27%. Fully developed. Bible: 1956.
Spoken In: Eritrea
Writing System: Ethiopic
Nation of Origin: Ethiopia
Other Comments: Christian.