The Jeliya catalogue uses ትግርኛ / Tigrinya. Glottolog indexes the corresponding language as Tigrinya (tigr1271). Its ISO 639-3 code is tir. [1]
Draft — awaiting native-speaker review
Tigrinya is written in the Ethiopic script and has regional usage differences.
Opening retained from the existing catalogue; awaiting editorial and speaker review.The Jeliya catalogue uses ትግርኛ / Tigrinya. Glottolog indexes the corresponding language as Tigrinya (tigr1271). Its ISO 639-3 code is tir. [1]
Glottolog associates this record with the following country codes: DJ, ER, ET, SD. Catalogue locations do not enumerate diaspora or second-language use. [1]
No dated, scope-checked speaker estimate has been approved for this page.
The catalogue classification follows this sequence: Afro-Asiatic → Semitic → West Semitic → Ethiosemitic. [1]
The Glottolog bibliography includes a linguistic description attributed to Adelung, Johann Christoph 1812/17 and a more recent one attributed to Denais, Michel 1990. These are publication dates, not language origins. [1]
Ethiopic abugida with historical spelling conventions. Learn letters in words; keep Amharic readings separate from Tigrinya.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.No lexical tone. Seven commonly analysed vowel qualities; ejectives, gemination and guttural consonants require practice. Gemination is usually not shown in Fidel.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.A PHOIBLE record links published sound-inventory descriptions for this language. Inventory analysis can differ by variety and study; example words, letter values and a learner-facing pronunciation table still require a checked reference and speaker recordings. [4]
A reviewed alphabet, sound-by-sound IPA guide and reference recordings are still needed.
Awaiting a cited, language-specific contribution and speaker review.
SOV with root-and-pattern verbs, gender/number agreement, suffix pronouns and pre-nominal relatives.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.Standard written Tigrinya with Eritrean/Ethiopian usage labelled
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.Named child varieties in this record include Northern Tigrinya, Southern Tigrinya. These labels do not select Jeliya’s teaching variety. [1]
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Open the dictionaryAwaiting a cited, language-specific contribution and speaker review.
Editorial adaptation: Jeliya
Language reviewer: awaiting appointment
Last revision: 10/12/2026
Harald Hammarström, Robert Forkel, Martin Haspelmath and Sebastian Bank
CC BY 4.0
Source checked: 10/12/2026Denais, Michel 1990
Source checked: 10/12/2026