Tigre - Tigré - ቲግሬ
1. Classification / Classification
According to Ethnologue the classification is: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, Ethiopian, North
Ethnologue notes that the language is also called Khasa or Xasa (ኻሳ)
2. Where Spoken / Localisation géographique
Mainly in Eritrea, and into northern Sudan
3. Number of Speakers / Nombre de locuteurs
According to Ethnologue:
- 800,000 in Eritrea (1997 census)
- ? in Sudan
4. Dialect Survey / Enquête de dialecte
Mansa' (Mensa)
5. Usage / Utilisation
6. Orthography / Orthographe
6.1 Status / Statut
Tigre is written using the Ge'ez script.
6.2 Sample Alphabet / Alphabet exemple
7. Use in ICT / Utilisation dans les TIC
7.1 Fonts / Polices
7.2 Keyboard layouts / Dispositions de clavier
7.3 Content on computers & internet / Contenu en informatique et sur l'Internet
7.4 Localized software / Logiciels localisés
7.5 Language codes / Codes de langue
- ISO 639-1: -
- ISO 639-2: tig
- ISO 639-3: tig
7.6 Locales / Paramètres régionaux
7.7 Other / Autre
8. Localisation resources / Ressources pour localisation
8.1 Individuals (experts) / Individuelles (experts)
8.2 Institutions / Institutions
8.3 On the internet / Sur la toile
9. Comments / Remarques
10. References / Références
SIL International, Ethnologue: Languages of the World, "Tigré," http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=tig
