Tigrinya is classified as a North Ethiopic Semitic language along with its parent language, Geez (now no longer spoken) and Tigre, the language of the largely Muslim tribes who inhabit the Red Sea coast north of Mitsiwa, the inland area north of Keren, and much of Eritrea’s western lowlands. It is the language of highland Eritrea. With over 60 000 entries, this is the most comprehensive and scholarly dictionary available for this language. Undertaken to accompany the introduction of Tigrinya as the official language of a newly-independent state of Eritrea in 1993. Two-volume set. 2743pp, USA. DUNWOODY PRESS.

New edition. A handbook for the study of Tigranya, presented in a clear and direct manner with space for notes. Includes a brief pronunciation guide, chapters on aspects of grammar and tables of nouns, pronouns and verbs. Also includes an introduction to the fidelat and presents 200 everyday phrases for beginners. Also provides notes on the calendar, numerals and telling time. Map, iv, 140pp, USA. RED SEA PRESS.

Small format phrase book for travellers to Eritrea and Ethiopia. 49pp, USA. RED SEA PRESS. 1569020833

The first bilingual collection of the poetry of the contemporary Eritrean poet who is widely recognized for his revolutionary modernization of the traditional art of poetry in Tigrinya. Text in Tigrinya and English. Illus, xii, 115pp, USA. RED SEA PRESS, 1569021333

Dual language (English/Tigrinya) poems by Eritrea's leading contemporary poet. Translated and with an explanatory essay by Charles Cantalupo. 244pp, ERITREA/USA. RED SEA PRESS, 1569021635

2002 Paperback

This book was conceived and designed to provide a concise anthology of Eritrean poems from the last three decades, transcribed in their original language alongside an English translation. Themes reflected in the poems are the protracted Eritrean struggle for independence, the diaspora, and the struggle of a young nations aspiration for progress and development. 148pp, ERITREA. HDRI Publishers.