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Tigrinya definition

Ti·grinya (tē grēn′yə)

noun

a modern Ethiopic language, the direct descendant of Geez (classical Ethiopic): it is spoken by the majority of the population of Eritrea and by many people in Tigré

Etymology: < Tigré + əñña, modern Ethiopic suffix for forming language names

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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