tigrinya (sometimes written as"tigrigna"; ; ) is an afroasiatic language of the ethiopian semitic branch. it is mostly spoken in eritrea and northern ethiopia. there are approximately 6,915,000 total speakers of this language. there are approximately 4,320,000 in ethiopia and approximately 2,540,000 in eritrea. tigrinya is also spoken by emigrants from these regions, including some ethiopian jews.