The author has also made the definitions in Tigrinya clearer than before. Tigrinya, also spelled Tigrigna is an ancient Semitic language spoken by the Tigray-Tigrinya people in central Eritrea. It is one of the main working languages in the country. It is also spoken the Tigray Region of Ethiopia and among groups of emigrants worldwide, including some of the Beta Isreal now living in Isreal. There are nearly five million speakers of Tigrigna today.--pg [4] of cover