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How Tigrinya and Afar compare

Shared writing system

Tigrinya and Afar are both written in Ge'ez, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.

Related languages

Both Tigrinya and Afar belong to the Afro-Asiatic language family. Related languages tend to share vocabulary roots and comparable sentence structure, which generally makes machine translation between them more reliable — though false friends, words that look alike but mean different things, are also more common between relatives.

Sentence structure changes

Tigrinya follows verb-subject-object (VSO) order while Afar follows subject-object-verb (SOV). 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

Tigrinya: Approximately 9-10 million speakers worldwide, with about 3.2 million in Eritrea and 6.1 million in Ethiopia. Afar: Approximately 1.5 million speakers across Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Eritrea.

Common Tigrinya phrases in Afar

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

Greetings

ሰላም ሰላም
Nagaale
ሰናይ ንጉሆ
Maacisseeni
ሰናይ ቀትሪ
Nagasseeni
ሰናይ ምሸት
Meqe bara
ሰናይ ለይቲ
Meqe bara
ሰሰናዩ
Wadaaqata
ድሒርና የራኽበና።
Sarra koo ableyyo
ጽባሕ የራኽበና።
Beera koo ableyyo
እንቋዕ ብደሓን መጻእኩም
Unkaq muquk temeetem
ከመይ ኣለኹም?
Mannah tantooh?
ጽቡቕ ኣለኹ የቐንየለይ
Anu nagay an, gadda gey
ሰናይ መዓልቲ ይግበረልኩም
Meqe ayro koh takkay

Courtesy

በጃኹም
Ku maganak
የቐንየልና
Gadda gey
ብጣዕሚ ነመስግን።
Kulsa le gadda gey
ብደሓን መጻእኩም
Unkaq muquk temeetem
እወ
Yeey
ኣይፋልን።
Bale
ይቕሬታ ግበረለይ
Qafu yoh ab
ይቕሬታ ይሓትት።
Anu rookitah
ጸገም የለን
Taqabi mali
ብርግጽ
Asmatah
እንቋዕ ሓጎሰካ
Unkaq
ሰናይ ዕድል
Meqe saami

Introductions

እንታይ ትበሃል?
Ku migaq iyyaay?
ምርኻበይ ደስ ኢሉኒ።
Kot ongoorowem ruffa yoo hayta
ካበይ ኢኻ?
Atu ankek temeeteeh?
ክንደይ ዓመትካ እዩ፧
Karmà kok magideey?
ኣነ ተማሃራይ እየ
Anu barteena kinniyo.
ንበዓል ኣብዚ ኣለኹ
Anu akkel qiddi ayro an
ብስራሕ እየ ኣብዚ ዘለኹ
Anu akkel taamah kah anim
እዚ ዓርከይ እዩ።
Taham yi kataysa

Numbers

ሓደ
Tiya
ክልተ
Nammaya
ሰለስተ
Sidoc
ኣርባዕተ
Fereey
ሓሙሽተ
Konooy
ሽዱሽተ
Lecea
ሸውዓተ
Malciini
ሸሞንተ
Bacaar
ትሽዓተ
Sagaala
ዓሰርተ
Tabna
ሚእቲ
Inki bool
ሓደ ሽሕ
Inki alfi

Time and dates

ሎሚ
Asaaku
ጽባሕ
Beera
ትማሊ
Kimal
ሕጂ
Tawak
ድሒሩ
Sarra
ሰዓት ክንደይ እዩ?
Ma saaqatay?
ንግሆ ንግሆ
Saaku
ምሸት ምሸት
Carri bar
ሶኒ
Itleeni
ዓርቢ
Jumqatah
ዝመጽእ ሰሙን
Ciggiila ayyam
ሓደ ሰዓት
Inki saaqata

Directions and travel

ሽቓቕ ኣበይ ኣሎ?
Kaqalso qari ankel yaniih?
መደበር ባቡር ኣበይ ኣሎ?
Baabur cadiid guddaqta ankel taniih?
መዕርፎ ነፈርቲ ኣበይ ኣሎ?
Tayyaara booxa ankel taniih?
ከመይ ጌረ እየ ናብኡ ዝበጽሕ?
Anu wokke mannal gexaah?
ንጸጋም ተጠውዩ።
Gural makkim
ንየማን ተጠውዩ።
Migdi gabuuk makkim
ትኽ ኢልካ ንቕድሚት ኪድ
Massah fooca fan gex
ቀረባ እዩ።
Xayih yan
ርሑቕ እዩ።
Ah xer
ኣነ ጠፊአ ኣለኹ
Anu weeh
ታክሲ የድልየኒ ኣሎ።
Anu taksi faxa
ትኬት ኣበይ ክገዝእ ይኽእል?
Anu cilaale ankel xaamam duudaah?
እቲ ትኬት ክንደይ እዩ?
Cilaale magideey?
ብእግሪ ምጉዓዝ ውሑስ ድዩ?
Gexoh amaana lee?

Food and restaurants

ጠሚየ ኣለኹ
Anu satqiteh an
ጸሚአ ኣለኹ
Anu bakaariteh
ማይ በጃኻ
Lee, kumaganah
ንኽልተ ዝኸውን መኣዲ በጃኹም
Namma numuh korsi, kumaganah
እቲ ዝርዝር መግቢ በጃኹም
Ku maganak, oyti rorsa
እንታይ ትመኽሩ?
Atu maca tascasseeh?
እዚ ምደለኹ
Anu tah faxah
ጥዑም እዩ።
Taham salfale
እቲ ሕሳብ በጃኹም
Cisab, kumaganak
ስጋ ኣይበልዕን እየ
Anu cado makma
ኣነ ናይ መግቢ ኣለርጂ ኣለኒ።
Anu maaqo xaggimtam liyo
ቡን
Buna
ሻሂ
Shaahi
እንጀራ
Gaqammo

Shopping and money

እዚ ክንደይ ይኸፍል?
Taham magide tayyaaqeeh?
ኣዝዩ ክቡር እዩ።
Kaxxam gaalik tan
ናይ ክረዲት ካርድ ትቕበል ዲኻ?
Atu koltâ karditte oggoltaa?
ኣነ ጥራይ እየ ዝጥምት ዘለኹ
Anu dubuk wagtah an
ክወስዶ እየ
Anu tet beeyyo
ክፉት እዩ።
Fak
ተዓጽዩ ኣሎ።
Alfimeh
መእተዊ
Culmeena
መውጽኢ
Mawqa
ዕዳጋ ኣበይ ኣሎ?
Qadaaga ankel taniih?

Emergency and health

ሓገዝ
Cato
ናብ ሓኪም ደውሉ።
Daylaabeh seeca
ናብ ፖሊስ ደውሉ።
Poliisih hayis
ሓገዝ የድልየኒ ኣሎ።
Anu cato faxa
ኣነ ሓሚመ ኣለኹ
Anu biyaakitah
ኣበይ ኣሎ እቲ ሆስፒታል?
Hospitaal ankel yaniih?
ፋርማሲ ኣበይ ኣሎ?
Farmasi ankel yaniih?
ኣብዚ ይጎድእ እዩ።
Akkel biyaaka
ሓኪም የድልየኒ ኣሎ።
Anu daylaabe faxa
ኣብ ቀረባ ሆስፒታል ኣሎ ድዩ?
Xayikkel hospitaal maay yan?

Getting help with language

እንግሊዝኛ ትዛረብ ዲኻ?
Atu Engeloh Afat Yabta?
ኣይርድኣንን እዩ።
Anu edde maradiyyo
ይርድኣኒ እዩ።
Anu edde radah
በጃኹም ቀስ ኢልካ ተዛረብ
Ku maganak caatih yab
በጃኹም ከምኡ ደግሙ
Ku maganak woh qagis
በጃኹም ጽሓፉዋ
Ku maganak uktub tet
እዚ እንታይ ማለት እዩ?
Ah maca yaanamaay?
ከመይ ጌርካ ከምዚ ትብል?
Atu tah mannal intaah?
ይመሃር ኣለኹ
Anu baritah an
ቁሩብ እየ ዝዛረብ
Anu dagoom yaabah
ክትሕግዙኒ ትኽእሉ ዶ?
Atu yoo cattam duuddaa?
ኣይፈልጥን
Anu maaxiga

Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.

About Afar Language

Geographical Distribution

Afar is primarily spoken in the Horn of Africa, specifically in Djibouti, Eritrea, and the Afar Region of Ethiopia.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin alphabet officially. Historically, it has also been written using the Ge'ez script and Arabic script. The Latin-based orthography includes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, Q, R, S, T, U, W, X, Y.

Vowels

A, E, I, O, UEach vowel can be short or long (length is phonemic and can change meaning). Long vowels are often written doubled (e.g., 'aa', 'ii').

Consonants

B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, Q, R, S, T, W, X, YNotably includes the glottal and uvular consonant Q, and X pronounced like a voiceless pharyngeal fricative [ħ].

Phonetics

Afar is a Cushitic language with a contrast between short and long vowels. It has ejective and pharyngeal consonants, which are characteristic of many Cushitic languages. Stress tends to fall on the final syllable.

Grammar and Syntax

Follows a Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) word order. Nouns show case marking and number. Verbs are conjugated based on tense, aspect, mood, and person. Gender (masculine/feminine) is grammatical and affects agreement.

Loanwords

Includes loanwords from Arabic, Somali, and Amharic, as well as some from Italian and French due to colonial history.

Language Family

Part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family.

Writing Systems

Uses the Latin script officially. Arabic and Ge'ez scripts have been used historically or informally.

Writing System History

The Latin-based orthography was standardized in the 1970s. Before that, Arabic and Ge'ez scripts were used in religious and informal contexts.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 1.5 million speakers across Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Eritrea.

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.

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