Tigrygna...Tigrigna.....anyone?

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Not the oldest, but its old I think..

And I cant teach yall cos Im quite bad myself I was hoping to have someone skool me :p

but i can kinda tell ya some phrases it will sound similar to arabic too


What you wanna know, something simple though
 
wow i found this

source : wikipedia

Tigrinya (also spelt Tigrigna) is a Semitic language spoken by the Tigray-Tigrinya people in central Eritrea, where it is one of the main working languages (Eritrea does not have official languages), and in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia, where it also has official status, and among groups of emigrants from these regions, including some of the Beta Israel now living in Israel. Tigrinya should not be confused with the related Tigre language, which is spoken in a region in Eritrea to the west of the region where Tigrinya is spoken.

For the representation of Tigrinya sounds, this article uses a modification of a system that is common (though not universal) among linguists who work on Ethiopian Semitic languages, but it differs somewhat from the conventions of the International Phonetic Alphabet.
In order to view the Tigrinya characters, you will need a Unicode Ge'ez font, such as GF Zemen Unicode.
 
Pronunciation: IPA: /tɨg.rɨ.ɲa/
Spoken in: Eritrea, Ethiopia
Region: Eritrea, Tigray (northern Ethiopia)
Total speakers: 6.75 million[1][2][3]
Language family: Afro-Asiatic
Semitic
South Semitic
Ethiopic
North Ethiopic
Tigrinya
 
Yea my uncles tried to put that Ge'ez stuff on my pc so I could attempt learning it.

But I put an arabic one on ;D ;D ;D
 
Ke me (like the me in metaphor) E (like the letter)

Ke me e Alekhum (like salam aleykum but kh not k)

That means how are yall, plural is respect, normally said to grandparents and peple of older generations.

Ke me e Alekhi - directed to wards female, how are ya.

Ke me e Alekha - directed towards male, how are ya

or you can say

Dahan do (pronouced like the whole word dough)

That means like erm, like 'you ok' though there is no you in it, Dahan is like Ok or fine and do is like the askin, basically like saying 'aite' without saying are you alright.

Thats all from me cos this is harder than I though.
 
1 - Hadde
2 -Kelete
3 -Seleste
4 -Arba'ate
5 -Hamushte
6 -Shedushte
7 -Shewate
8 -Shemonte
9 -Tishe'ate
10 - Aserte



Monday -Senuy
Tuesday -Selus
Wednesday -Rebu 'a
Thursday -Hamus
Friday -Arbee
Saturday -Kedam
Sunday -Senbet

It isnt much different from Amharic which I really want to learn, but first must master Arabic then zulu :)
 
Hawa said:
1 - Hadde
2 -Kelete
3 -Seleste
4 -Arba'ate
5 -Hamushte
6 -Shedushte
7 -Shewate
8 -Shemonte
9 -Tishe'ate
10 - Aserte



Monday -Senuy
Tuesday -Selus
Wednesday -Rebu 'a
Thursday -Hamus
Friday -Arbee
Saturday -Kedam
Sunday -Senbet

It isnt much different from Amharic which I really want to learn, but first must master Arabic then zulu :)
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Whoooooohooooooooooo

I was jus thinking, Hawa is like her broter :p

you from eritrea?:giggling: :giggling:
 
broter?

im not Eritrean, im just interested in learning as many African dialects as I possibly can
so help me help you and we'll be singing Tigrigna folk songs in no time..
 
Hawa said:
broter?

im not Eritrean, im just interested in learning as many African dialects as I possibly can
so help me help you and we'll be singing Tigrigna folk songs in no time..
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Lol well, i remember as a kid coming back from the sea side in Eritrea, they call it Baz'e, and we picked up a man half way through and he was singing a folk song.

I jus remember like 2 words.

Gual Keren, Ambesa Walida.

Girl from Keren gave birth to a Lion.

I love it but I cant remember the rest, he was an elderly dude was well cool.
 
IsaAbdullah said:
Lol well, i remember as a kid coming back from the sea side in Eritrea, they call it Baz'e, and we picked up a man half way through and he was singing a folk song.

I jus remember like 2 words.

Gual Keren, Ambesa Walida.

Girl from Keren gave birth to a Lion.

I love it but I cant remember the rest, he was an elderly dude was well cool.
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lol lets go with the basics first before we break into song and dance,


I. Common sentences

What is your name?
Masculine singular: Men iyu shimka?
Feminine singular: Men iyu shimki?
Plural or Polite form: Men iyu shimkum?
My name is: Shimey iyu.

How old are you? Edmiekha kindey iyu? (masc. sing.)
Edmiekhi kindey iyu? (fem. sing)
Edmiekhum kindey iyu? (plural or polite form)
I am ------- years old. Edmey___ emet iyu.
Where are you from? Kabey metsik-ha /-hi /-hum?
I am from ----------. Kab ------- metsie.

Tigrignians can spend several minutes before starting a conversation just greeting each other, asking for the health of all relatives, parents, children, friends, how is life?, are you ok?…etc. Greetings are important in tigrignian culture and lack of them when starting a conversation can be considered impolite.
The word Selam ("peace be upon you") is the most usual greeting word and can be used any time for any person.
Other common greetings are:
How did you spend the night? (Good morning) = Kemey hadirka /-ki /-kum
Thanks to God, I am fine = Egziabher yimesgen (singular male polite answer)
Good afternoon = Kemey weilka /-ki /-kum
Good evening = Kemey amssikha /-khi /-khum
How are you? = Kemey alekha /-khi /-khum?
Fine = Tsobuk!
Are you ok? = Dahan do? or Dahan dekha /-khi /-khum?
I am Ok or we (my soul and I) are ok = Alenna
Goodbye = Dahan kun / kuni / kunu


so Isa kemey alekha?
 
Hawa said:
lol lets go with the basics first before we break into song and dance,


I. Common sentences

What is your name?
Masculine singular: Men iyu shimka?
Feminine singular: Men iyu shimki?
Plural or Polite form: Men iyu shimkum?
My name is: Shimey iyu.

How old are you? Edmiekha kindey iyu? (masc. sing.)
Edmiekhi kindey iyu? (fem. sing)
Edmiekhum kindey iyu? (plural or polite form)
I am ------- years old. Edmey___ emet iyu.
Where are you from? Kabey metsik-ha /-hi /-hum?
I am from ----------. Kab ------- metsie.

Tigrignians can spend several minutes before starting a conversation just greeting each other, asking for the health of all relatives, parents, children, friends, how is life?, are you ok?…etc. Greetings are important in tigrignian culture and lack of them when starting a conversation can be considered impolite.
The word Selam ("peace be upon you") is the most usual greeting word and can be used any time for any person.
Other common greetings are:
How did you spend the night? (Good morning) = Kemey hadirka /-ki /-kum
Thanks to God, I am fine = Egziabher yimesgen (singular male polite answer)
Good afternoon = Kemey weilka /-ki /-kum
Good evening = Kemey amssikha /-khi /-khum
How are you? = Kemey alekha /-khi /-khum?
Fine = Tsobuk!
Are you ok? = Dahan do? or Dahan dekha /-khi /-khum?
I am Ok or we (my soul and I) are ok = Alenna
Goodbye = Dahan kun / kuni / kunu


so Isa kemey alekha?
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Alhamdulila..

I just read through this and I thought there were some minor mistakes, so I asked my mum and she agreed.

I will post tomorow because I jus got back from work and I cant think Tigrygna.

But most of the stuff u said is correct and someone would understand you but it isnt the typical language.

for example

Masculine singular: Men iyu shimka?

Would be: Men Shimka, you dont gotta say Iyu.
 
Posted where?

And Adey means Mom but can also mean kinda my country or my plce of origin, but its pronounced differently, one with a hard a and one with a soft, mom is with a hard
 
a boy? lol yeah ano he is..

This is a cool language ...It's funny

I havn't learnt my own language yet so this has to come third on my list Bengali then arabic then trigg.... lol inshaAllah i will get the name in my head soon...i just keep thinking triginometry
 
sis its like arabic

I think father in arabic is something like Ab or something and to say mine u put a I like ABDI my slave ABD I in my language ABOI my father. Simple
 
Abu is father in Arabic nah?

coz you know names like Abu Mustafa is father of Mustafa

Ibn Mustafa Son of Mustafa.... etc
 

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