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How Nuer and Tigrinya compare

Different writing systems

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.

Unrelated language families

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.

Sentence structure changes

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.

Speakers

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.

Common Nuer phrases in Tigrinya

Everyday phrases translated from Nuer to Tigrinya — useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

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

Courtesy

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

Introductions

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።

Numbers

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

Time and dates

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

Directions and travel

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?

Food and restaurants

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

Shopping and money

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?

Emergency and health

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?

Getting help with language

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.

About Tigrinya Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia (Tigray region), with diaspora communities worldwide.

Alphabet

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

Vowels

ኣ (a) - pronounced like 'ah'እ (ə) - pronounced like schwaኢ (i) - pronounced like 'ee'ኦ (o) - pronounced like 'oh'ኡ (u) - pronounced like 'oo'ኤ (e) - pronounced like 'eh'ኦ (o) - pronounced like 'oh'

Consonants

Phonetics

Features pharyngeal and ejective consonants, distinctive Semitic consonant system, and 7 vowel phonemes including central vowel ə.

Grammar and Syntax

Verb-subject-object (VSO) word order predominantly. Complex Semitic verbal morphology with root-and-pattern system and extensive inflection.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Arabic, Italian, English, and other Ethiopian languages due to historical contacts and colonization.

Language Family

Part of the Afro-Asiatic family, specifically the Semitic branch (Ethiopian Semitic), closely related to Amharic and Ge'ez.

Writing Systems

Uses Ge'ez script (Fidäl), an ancient Ethiopian syllabic writing system.

Writing System History

Ge'ez script adapted from ancient Sabaean script, used for Tigrinya since medieval period with continuous literary tradition.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 9-10 million speakers worldwide, with about 3.2 million in Eritrea and 6.1 million in Ethiopia.

About Nuer Language

Geographical Distribution

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.

Alphabet

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'.

Vowels

aäeëiïoöuüLong vowels are indicated by doubling the letter, e.g., 'aa' for a long 'a' sound.

Consonants

bcddhghjklmnnhnyprstthwy

Phonetics

Features a tonal system with distinctions in vowel length and breathy voice. Tone and vowel length can change the meaning of words.

Grammar and Syntax

Follows a Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) word order. Utilizes a complex system of verb conjugation to express tense, aspect, and mood.

Loanwords

Includes loanwords from Arabic and English due to historical and regional influences.

Language Family

Part of the Nilo-Saharan language family, within the Eastern Sudanic branch, specifically the Nilotic group.

Writing Systems

Currently uses the Latin script adapted for Nuer phonology.

Writing System History

Developed by missionaries and linguists to provide a written form for the Nuer language, facilitating literacy and education.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 1.7 million speakers, primarily in South Sudan and Ethiopia.

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