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| | Semitic languages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | With the emergence of Islam, the ascent of Aramaic was dealt a fatal blow by the Arab conquests, which made another Semitic language — Arabic — the official language of an empire stretching from Morocco to Pakistan. | | | Hebrew, long extinct, was revived at the end of the 19th century by the Jewish linguist Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, owing to the ideology of Zionism, and has become the main language of Israel, while remaining the liturgical language of Jews worldwide. | | | Several small ethnic groups, especially the Assyrians, continue to speak Aramaic in the mountains of northern Iraq, eastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, and Syria, while an older descendant of Aramaic, Syriac, is used liturgically by many Iraqi Christians. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semitic_languages
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| | Semitic Languages (and the Phoenician language) |
| | These are the Syriac language (or to use a better term, Syriac dialect because Syriac is a dialect of Aramaic and not a language on its own) of the Christians, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic and Mandaean, the language of the Mandaean Gnostic sect. | | | Tigrinya is spoken by some five million people, and thus it vies with modern Hebrew for the position as the third most widely spoken | | | Hebrew was revived as a spoken language to provide a lingua franca for Jews who moved to Palestine in the late 19th century. |
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http://phoenicia.org/semlang.html
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| | Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Peoples ~a HREF="/et_00_00.html#et_02_04" |
| | Nevertheless, Amharic remained the language of government, and anyone who aspired to a national role had to learn to speak and write Amharic. | | | The Amhara are not a cohesive group, politically or otherwise. | | | (Many more live in neighboring Sudan.) Their language is influenced by Arabic, and the Beja have come to claim Arab descent since their conversion to Islam. |
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http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/etsave/et_02_04.html
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| | The Hail Mary in Various Languages |
| | It is an Eastern Slavic tongue, formerly the main language spoken in the USSR and, as such, is currently spoken by about 153 million persons, 137 million of whom are ethnic Russians while another 16 million are non-Russians who speak it as their primary language. | | | Guaraní is considered a national language of Paraguay, spoken in 1995 by about 4,648,000 people and understood by about 95% of the population. | | | In 1970, there were some 334,615 speakers in the USA, a number which has certainly risen dramatically in the past two decades. |
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http://www.udayton.edu/mary/resources/flhm01.html
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| | African Languages |
| | Swahili is the language of the security forces and has been promoted as a possible national language. | | | The use of local languages is supported by the government. | | | Cameroon, with a population of 13.5 million (1995 estimate), is a multilingual and multiethnic society. |
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http://chora.virtualave.net/afrilang1.html
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| | *** Tigre, Tigrinya, Tigray -- Ethnicites, Languages and Politics *** |
| | As far as I have been able to determine, the speech of the "Tigre" people of Eritrea is never referred to as "Tigrinya," but always as "Tigre," so as to distinguish it from "Tigrinya," used for the other ethnic group (Tigray-Tigrinya), as well as their speech. | | | Why does it seem that the Tigrinya people from Eritrea are not very interested in the other part of their same nation, if they all feel they are members of one nation? | | | Some questions asked by one enquirer on my website bring some factors into view. |
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http://orvillejenkins.com/peoples/tigretigraytigrinya.html
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| | Languages & demographics |
| | The language spoken primarily by the Amharic Jews is the local dialect, Amharic, in Amhara (Gondar region) and Tigrinya in Tigre. | | | In recent times Amharic has been the main language spoken by the Jews of Ethiopia. | | | It is generally assumed that Ge’ez was the original language of the Beta Israel (The House of Israel) as the Jews of Ethiopia are generally known. |
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http://www.wdbydana.com/ethiopia8.html
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| | Translation and Interpreting Studies |
| | Weizman, E. Discourse Patterns in News Interviews on Israeli Television. | | | Weizman, E. Shifting Roles: A Challenge Strategy in News Interviews on Israeli Television. | | | Weizman, E. Journalistic Discourse in Modern Hebrew: Saturated Environments. |
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http://www.biu.ac.il/RA/www/catalog/hum/translat.html
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| | Asmarino :: View topic - Eritren Literature |
| | I found it to be educating, because it is a true account of the crime committed against Eritrean in prison during Ethiopian regimes, such as the Alem-Bekagn, Sembel, and Gbi prisons. | | | I really appreciate your attempt to spare some time to read Tigrinya books in the diaspora. | | | This history brought all Eritrean for the same cause; all Eritrean from east to west, north to south, all religions, all ethnic groups, all languages and traditions. |
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http://news9.asmarino.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10
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| | Saudi Aramco World : Forging Plowshares in Eritrea |
| | Even among the Tigrinya, Eritrea's largest ethnic group and its leading Christian community, there is a significant Muslim minority, known as Jabarti, who claim descent from Islam's third caliph, 'Uthman. | | | The country's 3.8 million citizens are evenly divided between Muslims and Christians, and include nine major ethnic groups speaking nine different tongues classified in language groups from Nilo-Saharan to Kushitic and Semitic. | | | Linguistically it was a homecoming of sorts, for Ethiopia is where the proto-Semitic language is thought to have been born, which later spread throughout the Middle East in all its variants. |
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http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/199606/forging.plowshares.in.eritrea.htm
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| | Asmarino :: View topic - Tigray Kuhilo! |
| | Well, i have no objection if you call your self Tigrinya nationality, but from historical perspective you should be called Tigray nationality like your root ancesstors from Tigray. | | | [quote:8346d94446]Well, i have no objection if you call your self Tigrinya nationality, but from historical perspective you should be called Tigray nationality like your root ancesstors from Tigray. | | | there is no such thing as pure language for all are mixed. |
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http://news9.asmarino.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1383
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| | Drunken Boat Reesom Haile |
| | Questions of theology and belief aside, Christianity and biblical culture are a part of the mother tongue of Tigrinya. | | | The Tigrinya terms deflect the more sublime sense of an individual who creates and even speaks for the gods or God. | | | It derives, like Hebrew and Arabic, from Aramaic, which is often thought to have been a language — along with Greek and Hebrew — of the original composition of much of the Old and New Testament and of Jesus. |
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http://www.drunkenboat.com/db3/haile/intro.html
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| | "Reesom Haile: Prophet of the Global Village" -- essay by Karl Young dealing with poetry in Tigrinya, the language of ... |
| | This became particularly clear in reading translations into Icelandic, German, Spanish, and French which I put up on my Internet World Wide Web site. | | | His discourse is full, rounded, suggesting that he relishes speaking, likes to sound good to himself and to others, and that he constantly searches for the right way to say what is on his mind. | | | If I am not mistaken in my belief that Reesom Haile's fluency and felicity in English comes in part from his love of his own language, perhaps this is one of the first and most profound things he has to tell us about the global village. |
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http://www.thing.net/~grist/ld/haile/ky-reesm.htm
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| | Tigrinya Language Page - Handbook of African Language Resources (ASC)(MSU) |
| | If you have any questions or comments about this site, contact the Terry McCaskey Website Developer | | | There are around 6 million speakers of Tigrinya according to Grimes (1996). | | | (Note: Orthodox Christians who speak this language are called Habesh; Muslims are often called Jabarta.) Tigrinya is used on Ethiopia's Voice of the Revolution and is also heard over the Sudan Broadcasting Service. |
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http://www.isp.msu.edu/AfrLang/Tigrinya_root.html
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| | Tigrinya language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | There is no generally agreed on name for the people who speak Tigrinya. | | | Tigrinya classes for children of Tigrinya-speaking immigrants in Sweden, including teaching materials. | | | 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. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigrignan_language
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| | Languages of Eritrea - Tigrinya |
| | The policy of the Eritrean government is for all elementary education to be carried out in the language of the area. | | | Tigrinya word endings vary according to the gender of the person you are speaking to. | | | During the years of the Ethiopian occupation, Amharic, the language of the ruling Ethiopian regime, was made the official language, and Eritrean languages were banned. |
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http://home.planet.nl/~hans.mebrat/eritrea-languages.htm
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| | Tigrinya language -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | English is the national language of the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. | | | Geographically the most widespread language on Earth is English, and it is second only to Mandarin Chinese in the number of people who speak it. | | | Amharic is an Afro-Asiatic language of the Southwest Semitic group and is related to Ge'ez, or Ethiopic, the liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox church; it also has affinities with Tigré;, Tigrinya, and the South Arabic... |
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9072457?tocId=9072457
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| | Dictionary Ethiopian Food |
| | The principle Semitic language spoken in the north-western and central part of the country is Amharic, which is also the official language of the modern state. | | | Ge'ez The ancient semitic language of Axum and of the Ethiopian Coptic church. | | | Many distinctions have been blurred by intermarriage over the years but many also remain. |
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http://www.angelfire.com/ak/sellassie/food/dict.html
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| | KuluBIZ - Business & Shopping Directory |
| | Each ethnic group has its own language, but Tigrinýa and Arabic are the official languages of The State of Eritrea. | | | It is intended not only for travelers or turists with no knowledge of the language, but also for those who have already studied it and have some familiarity with it. | | | Ge'ez is also an ancient language, which is still being practiced in the Coptic-Orthodox and Roman-Catholic church Masses in Eritrea and Ethiopia. |
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http://www.kulubiz.com/tigrinya
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| | Ethnologue report for language code:tir |
| | Called "Falashas", which they consider to be pejorative. | | | This web edition of the Ethnologue contains all the content of the print edition and may be cited as: | | | Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language: |
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http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=tir
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| | Tigrinya language |
| | Tigre", which is a closely related language also spoken in Eritrea; nor with "Tigray", which is a province of Ethiopia and one of the places where Tigrinya is spoken. | | | I have worked on the nature of root morphology in the language -- how association of consonants occurs, and the gradient nature of consonant cooccurrence restrictions -- as well as the question of whether historical Semitic vowel length still exists in modern Tigrinya. | | | The name "Tigrinya" should not be confused with " |
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http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~gene/tigrinya.html
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| | Language Museum - Tigrinya |
| | Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. | | | Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty. |
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http://www.language-museum.com/t/tigrinya.htm
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| | Democrat & Chronicle: Local News |
| | In 1997, Berakie, his wife and two children were four of about 950 Eritreans who immigrated to the United States. | | | Seltene Berakie made it a house rule for his kids to speak Tigrinya when they are home. | | | Each Saturday, the classroom at the Eritrean Community Center on Franklin Street fills with kids who are learning Tigrinya, a Semitic language spoken fluently by their parents, who fled the east African country during a 30-year war. |
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http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051127/NEWS01/511270327/1002/NEWS
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| | Children exposed another languages early in life, before they are 10, not only they can speak the language unaccented but their brain faculty of languages will be developed which facilitates learning any other language later in life. | | | I have just visited the site and as an exiled Tigrinya speaking person who speaks and loves Tigrinya I am very proud and happy about what you are representing in your site which is the first in its kind. | | | I saw your website for the first time while I was searching at Alenalki.com. |
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http://modersmal.skolutveckling.se/tigrinya/debdabe.htm
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| | Soqotri language resources |
| | ...language Soqotri language - on the island of Soqotra (Yemen) [ edit ] Live Semitic languages and the number of speakers: 1. | | | People Group Information (Source PIN): Country: Yemen Language Spoken: Soqotri Population of People in this Country: 80,000 Population of Language Speakers in the World: 80... | | | ...languages spoken in Yemen include Mehri, with 70,643 speakers, Soqotri, with an estimated 43,000 speakers (2004 census) mainly on the island of Socotra, and Bathari (with an estimated total of only 200... |
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http://www.mongabay.com/indigenous_ethnicities/languages/languages/Soqotri.html
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| | The Author of Modern Tigrinya Dictionary |
| | So what you are saying is that we are not supposed to use such words because it was originated from foreign languages. | | | He published the modern Tigrinya dictionary and we had chat with him. | | | When we look Tigrinya carefully, there are many words which look original Tigrinya but originated from foreign languages. |
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http://www.shaebia.org/artman/publish/article_4443.html
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| | ethnicity - Eritrea |
| | · What would it be like if you were forbidden to speak your language? | | | · What if people who spoke your language were prohibited from having a job? | | | All Eritrean teachers were forced to teach Amharic (the language of Ethiopia), and lessons were conducted in Amharic. |
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http://www.un.org/pubs/cyberschoolbus/discrim/e_eritrea.asp
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| | African Languages Course Listings |
| | Instruction at elementary or intermediate level, based on needs of students, in any language for which appropriate facilities are available. | | | Most widely spoken of the Nguni languages of South Africa, mutually intelligible with other members of this group. | | | Assigned reading and tangible evidence of mastery of subject matter required. |
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http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/catalog/catalog05-07-5-30.htm
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| | UCLA Language Materials Project Language Profiles Page |
| | Each Language Profile includes information about the historical, cultural, and social roots of the language, a map showing where the language is spoken, basic facts about the grammar, writing systems, and history of the language, and a wealth of other sociolinguistic information. | | | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. | | | The links are located at the top of the Profile page, just under the language name. |
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http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/profiles/profk02.htm
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| | Particularly attractive are all the courses which allow the study of a language that is not taught in Naples, and which can be considered a further linguistic ability: in particular Manding, Fulfulde, Wolof and Yoruba. | | | Naples > INALCO INALCO is attractive for students in Naples who want to study Amharic, Tigrinya, Hausa, Swahili, Berber and Arabic. | | | Naples > Warsaw Warsaw is attractive for students in Naples who want to attend Amharic, as well as Hausa and Swahili. |
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http://www.iuo.it/relaz_int/progetti/idalc/All1_Idalc_Napoli.doc
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| | Eritrea |
| | Ethnic Tigrinya - 50%; Tigre and Kunama - 40%; Afar - 4%; Saho (Red Sea coast dwellers) - 3%; other - 3%. | | | While Arabic is widely used, English is the language of instruction at secondary school and university levels and is fast becoming the primary language in business circles. | | | Eritrea has nine main language groups: Tigrinya, Tigre, Kunama, Hedareb, Afar, Bilien, Saho, Nara, and Rashaida. |
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http://www.intercultures.ca/cil-cai/country_overview-en.asp?lvl=8&ISO=ER
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| | Tigrinya Bibles |
| | The "JESUS" Film, based on the Gospel of Luke, has been translated into Tigrinya. | | | Tigrinya is spoken primarily in Ethiopia and Eritrea. | | | Visit Ethnic Harvest for practical articles, stories, free demographics and resources to help your church become more effective at cross-cultural ministry. |
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http://www.ethnicharvest.org/bibles/tigrinya.htm
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| | Tigrignan language : Tigrinya |
| | Tigrigna (or Tigrinya) is a Semitic language spoken in Eritrea, where it is the official language, and in parts of Ethiopia. | | | It is written using a syllabary adapted from the one used for the now-extinct Ge'ez language. |
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http://www.fastload.org/ti/Tigrinya.html
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| | Tigrinya Spell Checking |
| | Home Products Languages Countries Affiliates Contact Us Site Security Privacy Policy | | | Spell Checking utilities come in several forms, including those that work with specific applications only, such as MS Word or Office. | | | It supports over 165 languages and has spell checkers available for most of European languages. |
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http://www.worldlanguage.com/Products/Tigrinya/SpellChecking/Page1.htm?CalledFrom=5006
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| | Center Profile: Medhanealem Eritrean Orthodox Church |
| | Most of the service is in Tigrinya, while parts are in Ge'ez; the English translation is for the benefit of the younger generation. | | | People stand for most of the service, though prostration or kneeling are called for at the more solemn moments. | | | There is no need to refer to a service book, thanks to a digital projector that displays the text of the service on a large screen in the right front of the church. |
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http://www.pluralism.org/research/profiles/display.php?profile=73370
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| | Africa Book Centre Limited Tigrinya |
| | The first bilingual collection of the poetry of the contemporary Eritrean poet who is widely recognized for his revolutionary modernization of the traditional art of poetry in Tigrinya. Text in Tigrinya and English&; Illus, xii, 115pp, USA. RED SEA PRESS, 1569021333 | | | Dual language (English/Tigrinya) poems by Eritrea& leading contemporary poet. Translated and with an explanatory essay by Charles Cantalupo. 244pp, ERITREA/USA. RED SEA PRESS, 1569021635 | | | Comprehensive dictionary from English to Tigrinya only. 722pp, INDIA. STAR PUBLISHERS DISTRIBUTORS, 2005 NO ISBN Hardback |
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http://www.africabookcentre.com/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Tigrinya_207.html
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| | Peppercorn Books |
| | Peppercorn can supply books from other publishers in addition to the ones listed on this website. | | | If you don't see a book you need, in English or any other language, let us know and we'll try to find it! | | | Beginning with the alphabet, rules of pronunciation, and transliterations, this book is a good introduction to the Tigrinya language. |
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http://www.peppercornbooks.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1839
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| | MavicaNET - Tigrinya Language |
| | Stats: links: 372803, categories: 31689, languages supported: 30 | | | It requires no special
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Tigrinya language. | | | 5 Poems by Reesom Haile in Tigrinya, the language of Eritrya, Africa, with links to translations into other languages; this African poetry is a new force in world literature, at once experimental poetry and traditional poetry |
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http://www.mavicanet.com/lite/ukr/1447.html
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| | Eritrean Culture |
| | Now it's about time to learn about Eritrean food practicies, recipes, and some key phrases in Eritrea's native language, Tigrinya. | | | Come with me on the journey of a lifetime as we explore a country of hidden mysteries.. | | | Are you ready to learn and experience the delicious foods and recipes of Eritrea? |
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http://www.geocities.com/WARSAISANDIEGO/our_culture.htm
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