Tigre people
ትግራይት (Tigre) ኤርትራ(Ge'ez) | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Eritrea | 1.8 million[1] |
| Sudan | c. 20,000 refugees[2] |
| Languages | |
| Tigre | |
| Religion | |
| Majority: Islam ~95% Minority: Christianity (EOTC) ~5%[3] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Habesha • Tigrinya people • Tigrayans • Amhara | |
The Tigre people are an ethnic group of Eritrea. The Tigre traditionally inhabited the lowlands and northern highlands.
Language
Dialects
There are several dialects (variants) of Tigre. They include Mansa’ (Mensa), Habab, Barka, Semhar, Algeden, Senhit (Ad-Tekleis, Ad-Temariam, Bet-Juk, Marya Kayah, Maria Tselam) and Dahalik, which is spoken in Dahlak archipelago.
Clothing
The Tigre wore traditional clothing. Tigre women wore clothing with traditional tibeb patterns. Clothing was woven on hand looms.
References
- ↑ "Africa :: Eritrea — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. 18 July 2022.
- ↑ Skutsch, Carl (2013-11-07). Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities. Routledge. pp. 1200–1201. ISBN 978-1-135-19388-1.
- ↑ Yakan, Muḥammad Zuhdī (1999). Almanac of African peoples & nations. Transaction. p. 667. ISBN 978-1-56000-433-2.
Further reading
- Lusini, Gianfrancesco, ed. (2010). History and language of the Tigre-speaking peoples : proceedings of the International Workshop, Naples, February 7–8, 2008. Università degli studi di Napoli "L'Orientale," Dipartimento di studi e ricerche su Africa e paesi arab. ISBN 978-8895044682.