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Abstract
Tigrinya is the working language of the Tigray National Regional State (Ethiopia) and of the government of Eritrea. It is also spoken in Ethiopian and Eritrean diaspora in Israel, Europe, and the USA. Most of its speakers are Christians. The language is used in mass media, education, and administration. Tigrinya orthography is based on the expanded Ethiopic syllabary. The phonological system of Tigrinya contains pharyngeals and laryngeals. The striking feature of the nominal morphology is preservation of the broken plural. The main innovation in the domain of the verbal morphology is the emerging of a new verbal category, based on the morphological converb forms, but having the function of simple perfective.
Title: Tigrinya
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Abstract
Tigrinya is the working language of the Tigray National Regional State (Ethiopia) and of the government of Eritrea.
It is also spoken in Ethiopian and Eritrean diaspora in Israel, Europe, and the USA.
Most of its speakers are Christians.
The language is used in mass media, education, and administration.
Tigrinya orthography is based on the expanded Ethiopic syllabary.
The phonological system of Tigrinya contains pharyngeals and laryngeals.
The striking feature of the nominal morphology is preservation of the broken plural.
The main innovation in the domain of the verbal morphology is the emerging of a new verbal category, based on the morphological converb forms, but having the function of simple perfective.
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