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Is this true about Tigray and Eritrea Tigrigna difference?

Post by Misraq » 26 Nov 2024, 21:23


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Re: Is this true about Tigray and Eritrea Tigrigna difference?

Post by Fed_Up » 26 Nov 2024, 21:30

እምሶዬ ዘእምነገደ አገውወአጋመ,
አጋመኛ አልችልም ነው? ነገሩ የተለጠፈው ባዴራ አስቆኝ ወይም አሳቆኝ ነው እምጽፈው:: ለመሆኑ ትግራይ አገር ነች እንዴ? The kast time i checked ኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ የምትገኝ ሚጢጢዬ ክልል ነበር:: አይይይይይይ የአጋሜ ነገር:: ነገሩ ቋንቋው ሳይሆን ትግራይ አገር ናት የሚለውን መልእክት ለማስተላለፍ መሞከርህ ነው:: የሆን ገንገበት ሽባ...ቅቅቅቅቅቅቅ

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Post by eden » 26 Nov 2024, 21:41

ፈንዳዳው መች ነው ማካበድ የምትተወው ግን?

እች ትንሽ ልብህ እንዳትፈነዳ ሰጋው ከምር


እስኪ ፈታ በል - ሕግደፍ ተከታይ አይደለህም እንዴ - ሕግደፍ ፈታ እያለ ነው - ሕግደፍ አጋሜን የነካ ወዮለት አለ አሉ



ወይ ዘንድሮ lol




ሁሉን ለማየት ምቅናይ ምቅናይ ብሎ ነበር አጎትህ ኪሮስ አለም አየው
lol

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Re: Is this true about Tigray and Eritrea Tigrigna difference?

Post by Misraq » 26 Nov 2024, 23:38

Fendadaw let's have intellectual discussion

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Re: Is this true about Tigray and Eritrea Tigrigna difference?

Post by Dark Energy » 27 Nov 2024, 00:36

Misraq,

It is geographic variation. Tigrayan Tigrigna has a lot in common with Amharic. You just don’t know it. Eritrean Tigrigna is far more independent. There is a slight inclination to Arabic. There are Eritrean Tigre not to be confused with the Tigrayans who are very close to Eritrean Tigrigna as well. As you go deeper into Southern Tigray, especially into the Raya Territory, a translator would be needed for Eritrean Tigrigna speaker,

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Re: Is this true about Tigray and Eritrea Tigrigna difference?

Post by Fiyameta » 27 Nov 2024, 00:48

In Eritrea we speak ትግርኛ
In Chigray you speak ተንኮለኛ :P

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Re: Is this true about Tigray and Eritrea Tigrigna difference?

Post by almaze » 27 Nov 2024, 00:52

Dark Energy, Some words in the Tigre and Bilen languages are more closely related to Amharic than to Tigrigna. I believe that all the Semitic languages in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia including Guragigna are derived from Ge'ez.

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Re: Is this true about Tigray and Eritrea Tigrigna difference?

Post by Dark Energy » 27 Nov 2024, 01:34

Almaze,

Tigrigna and Amharic are Semitic languages. Hebrew and Arabic are Semitic as well. But, Geographic locations and hundred years of isolations add variation to languages. BTW, the Bilens originate from the Lalibela kingdom in WOLO. Hence very close similarities to Amharic are observed.

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Re: Is this true about Tigray and Eritrea Tigrigna difference?

Post by Misraq » 27 Nov 2024, 02:44

Space, time and interaction with adjacent populations create variations in my view.

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Re: Is this true about Tigray and Eritrea Tigrigna difference?

Post by Noble Amhara » 27 Nov 2024, 07:24

Eritrean Tigrinya accent is more like Beja influenced

while Tigray Tigrinya sounds more semetic and even in their music, Tigray speak a much more rough Tigrinya while Hamasien have a pitched voice in their Tigrinya




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Re: Is this true about Tigray and Eritrea Tigrigna difference?

Post by Dark Energy » 27 Nov 2024, 14:08

Noble,

You are generalizing. Pitch is an individual not cultural characteristics. Saba is high pitched. Many talented Eritrea musicians are not. I have to admit, Rachel’s voice is soothing like many Eritrean female vocalists. It is just particular to the artist.

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