Tigrinya Demographics of Eritrea




a tigrinya traditional dance.


the majority of tigrinya inhabit highlands of eritrea; however, migration other parts of country has occurred. language called tigrinya. largest ethnic group in country, constituting 55% of population. speakers of tigrinya in eritrea officially referred biher-tigrinya (or simply, tigrinya). predominantly biher-tigrinya populated urban centers in eritrea capital asmara, mendefera, dekemhare, adi keyh, adi quala , senafe, while there significant population of biher-tigrinya in other cities including keren, , massawa.


the jeberti people in eritrea trace descent muslim adherents. term jeberti locally used generically refer islamic inhabitants of highlands. jeberti in eritrea speak arabic , tigrinya. account 10% of tigrinya speakers in nation. remaining 90% christians, divided: 73% of eritrean orthodox faith, 12% roman catholic , eastern catholic (whose mass held in ge ez opposed latin), , 5% belonging various protestant , other christian denominations, majority of belong (lutheran) evangelical church of eritrea.








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