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Nuer uses Latin while Tigrinya uses Ge'ez. Because the two do not share an alphabet, translated output cannot be sounded out from the original spelling — copy the result directly rather than trying to transcribe it.
Nuer belongs to the Nilo-Saharan family while Tigrinya belongs to the Afro-Asiatic family. With no shared ancestry there are few cognates to fall back on, so idioms and fixed expressions rarely map word-for-word. Short, literal sentences translate more accurately than figurative ones.
Nuer follows subject-verb-object (SVO) order while Tigrinya follows verb-subject-object (VSO). The translator has to rebuild each sentence rather than substitute words in place, so the output will not line up word-for-word with your input. Splitting long sentences improves accuracy.
Nuer: Approximately 1.7 million speakers, primarily in South Sudan and Ethiopia. Tigrinya: Approximately 9-10 million speakers worldwide, with about 3.2 million in Eritrea and 6.1 million in Ethiopia.
Everyday phrases translated from Nuer to Tigrinya — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Nuer | Tigrinya |
|---|---|
| Ɣëlö | ሰላም ሰላም |
| Runwaŋ mi gɔaa | ሰናይ ንጉሆ |
| Ciaŋ mi gɔaa | ሰናይ ቀትሪ |
| Kɛ thiaŋ mi̱ gɔaa | ሰናይ ምሸት |
| Wäär mi̱ gɔaa | ሰናይ ለይቲ |
| Gɔɔydu | ሰሰናዩ |
| Ɣän bä ji̱ nɛn kɛ kɔrɛ | ድሒርና የራኽበና። |
| Banɛ ji̱ nɛn i̱ruun | ጽባሕ የራኽበና። |
| Nyuɔ̱da | እንቋዕ ብደሓን መጻእኩም |
| Kä ji̱n ɛ ŋu? | ከመይ ኣለኹም? |
| Ɣän gɔaaä, tɛ̈thlɔaac | ጽቡቕ ኣለኹ የቐንየለይ |
| Bi cäŋ mi gɔa | ሰናይ መዓልቲ ይግበረልኩም |
| Nuer | Tigrinya |
|---|---|
| Päli̱th | በጃኹም |
| Ɣän tɛth lɔcdä | የቐንየልና |
| Ɣän tɛth lɔcdä kɛ yiɛ ɛlɔ̱ŋ . | ብጣዕሚ ነመስግን። |
| Ji̱n ca ji̱ nyuɔ̱ɔ̱r | ብደሓን መጻእኩም |
| Ɣɔ̱ɔ̱n | እወ |
| /Ciɛ jɛn | ኣይፋልን። |
| Päl ɣä piny | ይቕሬታ ግበረለይ |
| Cä jiäk lɔcdä | ይቕሬታ ይሓትት። |
| Thiɛlɛ riɛk | ጸገም የለን |
| Ɛpuc | ብርግጽ |
| Tɛth lɔcdä | እንቋዕ ሓጎሰካ |
| Gɔɔy gɔɔy | ሰናይ ዕድል |
| Nuer | Tigrinya |
|---|---|
| Kä ciötdu ɛŋu? | እንታይ ትበሃል? |
| Ɣän cä lɔcdä tɛɛth kɛ ji̱ | ምርኻበይ ደስ ኢሉኒ። |
| Kä ji̱n bi̱i̱ nikä? | ካበይ ኢኻ? |
| Tikɛ run da̱ŋ di? | ክንደይ ዓመትካ እዩ፧ |
| Ɣän ɛ gat duëlgɔ̱rä | ኣነ ተማሃራይ እየ |
| Ɣän ta̱a̱ wanɛ mɛ kɛ cäŋ lɔ̱ŋä | ንበዓል ኣብዚ ኣለኹ |
| Ɣän ta̱a̱ wanɛ mɛ kɛ kui̱ la̱t | ብስራሕ እየ ኣብዚ ዘለኹ |
| Nɛmɛ ɛ määthdä . | እዚ ዓርከይ እዩ። |
| Nuer | Tigrinya |
|---|---|
| Kɛl | ሓደ |
| Rɛw | ክልተ |
| Diɔ̱k | ሰለስተ |
| Ŋuaan | ኣርባዕተ |
| Dhie̱e̱c | ሓሙሽተ |
| Bäkɛl | ሽዱሽተ |
| Bärɔw | ሸውዓተ |
| Bädäk | ሸሞንተ |
| Bäŋuan | ትሽዓተ |
| Wäl | ዓሰርተ |
| Kuɔ̱r kɛl | ሚእቲ |
| Bathdɔɔr kɛl | ሓደ ሽሕ |
| Nuer | Tigrinya |
|---|---|
| Ɛn walɛ | ሎሚ |
| Ruun | ጽባሕ |
| Ɛn wäär | ትማሊ |
| Täämɛ | ሕጂ |
| Kɛ kɔrɛ | ድሒሩ |
| Ɛ thaak in di? | ሰዓት ክንደይ እዩ? |
| Kɛ runwaŋ | ንግሆ ንግሆ |
| Kɛ thiaŋ | ምሸት ምሸት |
| Cäŋkä 1 | ሶኒ |
| Cäŋkä Dhie̱e̱c | ዓርቢ |
| Juɔk in bi ben | ዝመጽእ ሰሙን |
| Thaak kɛl | ሓደ ሰዓት |
| Nuer | Tigrinya |
|---|---|
| Kä bathroom ɛ nikä? | ሽቓቕ ኣበይ ኣሎ? |
| Kä gua̱a̱th in la jäl thurbil thi̱n? | መደበር ባቡር ኣበይ ኣሎ? |
| Kä airport te nikä? | መዕርፎ ነፈርቲ ኣበይ ኣሎ? |
| Ɣän bä cop thi̱n i̱di? | ከመይ ጌረ እየ ናብኡ ዝበጽሕ? |
| Gɛri rɔ kui̱c caam | ንጸጋም ተጠውዩ። |
| Gɛri rɔ kui̱c cuëëc | ንየማን ተጠውዩ። |
| Wër nhiam kɛ cuŋ | ትኽ ኢልካ ንቕድሚት ኪድ |
| Jɛn thia̱kɛ | ቀረባ እዩ። |
| Jɛn na̱nɛ | ርሑቕ እዩ። |
| Ɣän cä bath | ኣነ ጠፊአ ኣለኹ |
| Ɣän göörä thurbil | ታክሲ የድልየኒ ኣሎ። |
| Kä ɣän bä tikɛt kɔk nikä? | ትኬት ኣበይ ክገዝእ ይኽእል? |
| Kä tikɛt ɛmɔ ɛ pek mi di̱i̱t i̱di? | እቲ ትኬት ክንደይ እዩ? |
| Kä gɔaaɛ ɛn ɣöö deri ja̱l? | ብእግሪ ምጉዓዝ ውሑስ ድዩ? |
| Nuer | Tigrinya |
|---|---|
| Ɣän cä buɔth | ጠሚየ ኣለኹ |
| Ɣän cä rɛw | ጸሚአ ኣለኹ |
| Pi̱w, thiëcä ji̱ | ማይ በጃኻ |
| Ɛ tharbët kɛ kui̱ nɛɛni̱ da̱ŋ rɛw, thiëcä ji̱ | ንኽልተ ዝኸውን መኣዲ በጃኹም |
| Kä menu, thiëcä ji̱ | እቲ ዝርዝር መግቢ በጃኹም |
| Ɛŋu mi deri lar? | እንታይ ትመኽሩ? |
| Ɣän göörä nɛmɛ | እዚ ምደለኹ |
| Ɛ mi̱ gɔaa ɛlɔ̱ŋ | ጥዑም እዩ። |
| Kä bill, thiëcä ji̱ | እቲ ሕሳብ በጃኹም |
| /Cä ri̱ŋ cam | ስጋ ኣይበልዕን እየ |
| Ɣän ta̱a̱kɛ alɛrgi̱ mi̱eth | ኣነ ናይ መግቢ ኣለርጂ ኣለኒ። |
| Kɔpi̱ | ቡን |
| Tea | ሻሂ |
| Juray | እንጀራ |
| Nuer | Tigrinya |
|---|---|
| Ɛn nɛmɛ bɛ yio̱w ti ŋuan naŋ? | እዚ ክንደይ ይኸፍል? |
| Ɛ mi̱ bum kökdɛ ɛlɔ̱ŋ | ኣዝዩ ክቡር እዩ። |
| Kä ji̱n nhɔki ɣöö bi yio̱w yuɔr piny? | ናይ ክረዲት ካርድ ትቕበል ዲኻ? |
| Ɣän göörä ni̱ | ኣነ ጥራይ እየ ዝጥምት ዘለኹ |
| Ɣän bä jɛ naŋ | ክወስዶ እየ |
| Lëp | ክፉት እዩ። |
| Ca gäk | ተዓጽዩ ኣሎ። |
| Kä wä rɛc | መእተዊ |
| Ɛ wä raar | መውጽኢ |
| Kä thuk ko̱kä te nikä? | ዕዳጋ ኣበይ ኣሎ? |
| Nuer | Tigrinya |
|---|---|
| Luäk | ሓገዝ |
| Cɔl di̱ktöör | ናብ ሓኪም ደውሉ። |
| Cɔl pöli̱th | ናብ ፖሊስ ደውሉ። |
| Ɣän göörä luäk | ሓገዝ የድልየኒ ኣሎ። |
| Ɣän juey | ኣነ ሓሚመ ኣለኹ |
| Kä duelwa̱l tëë nikä? | ኣበይ ኣሎ እቲ ሆስፒታል? |
| Kä gua̱a̱th in te pa̱rmɛth thi̱n? | ፋርማሲ ኣበይ ኣሎ? |
| Cuɛ bɛc ɛn wa̱nɛ mɛ | ኣብዚ ይጎድእ እዩ። |
| Ɣän göörä di̱ktöör | ሓኪም የድልየኒ ኣሎ። |
| Tëëkɛ duelwa̱l mi thia̱k kɛ ji̱? | ኣብ ቀረባ ሆስፒታል ኣሎ ድዩ? |
| Nuer | Tigrinya |
|---|---|
| Kä ji̱n ruaci kɛ thok Liŋli̱thni? | እንግሊዝኛ ትዛረብ ዲኻ? |
| /Cä jɛ cop lɔaac | ኣይርድኣንን እዩ። |
| Ɣän cä cop lɔaac | ይርድኣኒ እዩ። |
| Ɣän la̱ŋä ji̱ i̱ ruacni kɛ määth . | በጃኹም ቀስ ኢልካ ተዛረብ |
| Ɣän göörä ɣöö bä jɛ nyɔk kɛ loc | በጃኹም ከምኡ ደግሙ |
| Ɣän göörä ɣöö bä jɛ gɔ̱r piny . | በጃኹም ጽሓፉዋ |
| Nɛmɛ lotdɛ ni ŋu? | እዚ እንታይ ማለት እዩ? |
| Kä ji̱n latdi nɛmɛ i̱di? | ከመይ ጌርካ ከምዚ ትብል? |
| Ɣän ŋi̱i̱cä | ይመሃር ኣለኹ |
| Ɣän ruacä mi̱ tɔt . | ቁሩብ እየ ዝዛረብ |
| Ji̱n deri ɣä luäk? | ክትሕግዙኒ ትኽእሉ ዶ? |
| Cä jɛ ŋäc | ኣይፈልጥን |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Primarily spoken in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia (Tigray region), with diaspora communities worldwide.
Uses Ge'ez script (Fidäl) with 34 base characters and 7 vowel orders: ሀ, ለ, ሐ, መ, ሠ, ረ, ሰ, ሸ, ቀ, ቐ, በ, ተ, ቸ, ኀ, ኈ, ነ, ኘ, አ, ከ, ኸ, ወ, ዐ, ዘ, ዠ, የ, ደ, ጀ, ገ, ጠ, ጨ, ጰ, ጸ, ፀ, ፈ, ፐ
Features pharyngeal and ejective consonants, distinctive Semitic consonant system, and 7 vowel phonemes including central vowel ə.
Verb-subject-object (VSO) word order predominantly. Complex Semitic verbal morphology with root-and-pattern system and extensive inflection.
Contains loanwords from Arabic, Italian, English, and other Ethiopian languages due to historical contacts and colonization.
Part of the Afro-Asiatic family, specifically the Semitic branch (Ethiopian Semitic), closely related to Amharic and Ge'ez.
Uses Ge'ez script (Fidäl), an ancient Ethiopian syllabic writing system.
Ge'ez script adapted from ancient Sabaean script, used for Tigrinya since medieval period with continuous literary tradition.
Approximately 9-10 million speakers worldwide, with about 3.2 million in Eritrea and 6.1 million in Ethiopia.
Primarily spoken in South Sudan, particularly in the states of Jonglei, Unity, Upper Nile, Northern Bahr al Ghazal, and Warrap, as well as in the Gambela region of western Ethiopia.
Uses a Latin-based alphabet consisting of 37 letters, including 20 consonants and 17 vowels. Some consonants are represented by digraphs such as 'dh', 'nh', 'ny', and 'th'.
Features a tonal system with distinctions in vowel length and breathy voice. Tone and vowel length can change the meaning of words.
Follows a Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) word order. Utilizes a complex system of verb conjugation to express tense, aspect, and mood.
Includes loanwords from Arabic and English due to historical and regional influences.
Part of the Nilo-Saharan language family, within the Eastern Sudanic branch, specifically the Nilotic group.
Currently uses the Latin script adapted for Nuer phonology.
Developed by missionaries and linguists to provide a written form for the Nuer language, facilitating literacy and education.
Approximately 1.7 million speakers, primarily in South Sudan and Ethiopia.
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