Tigrinya translation services
Tigrinya in Ge'ez. An Amharic translator cannot cover it.
Tigrinya at a glance
Tigrinya is the working language of Eritrea and a key Ethiopian regional language. Demand has grown with East-African asylum and resettlement caseloads.
Tigrinya is written in the Ge'ez script, like Amharic — but the languages are not interchangeable. An Amharic translator can't cover Tigrinya, and script rendering plus font support get checked in every deliverable.
Tigrinya has around 9 million speakers in Eritrea, Ethiopia (Tigray), and the diaspora. We cover the varieties listed here and can match a linguist to a specific region or community on request.
- Native name
- ትግርኛ
- Script
- Ge'ez (Ethiopic) script
- Greeting
- ሰላም (selam — “peace,” used as hello)
- Speakers
- 9M+
- Language family
- Afro-Asiatic, Semitic
- Spoken in
- Eritrea, Ethiopia (Tigray), United States, Sweden, Israel
- Dialects and varieties
- Eritrean, Ethiopian (Tigrayan)
Tigrinya translation, for every kind of text
Every project is matched to a linguist who knows the subject, then checked against the source before delivery.
Document translation
Contracts, records, manuals and forms translated between Tigrinya and English by a linguist who knows the subject.
Certified translation
A complete Tigrinya translation with a signed statement of accuracy, for immigration, court and academic submissions.
Website & app localization
Websites, apps and campaigns adapted for Tigrinya-speaking audiences, with terminology kept consistent from one release to the next.
Where Tigrinya translation is needed most
We match each project on language pair and subject, so terminology, names and numbers come through exactly as they should.
- Asylum & refugee resettlement
- Healthcare & clinical
- Community services
Often requested alongside Tigrinya
Need something translated to or from Tigrinya?
Send us the files, the language pair and your deadline. We'll reply with a price and turnaround.