Tigrinya

Japanese: Tigrinya
Tigrinya

...Ethiopia is home to 70-80 languages ​​belonging to the Semitic, Cushitic, Omotic, and Nilo-Saharan families. Semitic languages ​​are found mainly in the north and central parts of the country, and include Amharic, which has the largest number of native speakers, as well as Tigrinya, Tigre, Gurage, and Harari. Ge'ez is now an extinct language, but it played an important role in the formation of traditional Ethiopian culture.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Tigrinya" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…エチオピアではセム語族,クシ諸語,オモ諸語Omotic,ナイル・サハラ語族のおのおのに属する70~80に上る言語が行われている。セム語系の言語はおもに北部・中部に分布し,最大の母語人口をもつアムハラ語をはじめ,ティグリニア語Tigrinya,ティグレ語Tigre,グラゲ語Gurage,ハラル語Harari等を含む。ゲエズ語は現在では死語であるが,伝統的なエチオピア文化の形成に重要な役割を果たした。…

※「Tigrinya」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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