Amharic to Tigrinya

Amharic and Tigrinya are closely related Ethio-Semitic languages, sharing 50-60% lexical similarity and a common ancestor in ancient Ge'ez.

Both use Ge'ez script (Fidel) with 33 basic characters, each having seven vowel forms.

Transliteration is a process of transferring similar-sounding words from one language to another. To give you an example, typing “selam indet neh“ will be transliterated into “ሰላም እንዴት ነህ“.

Whereas, translation is a process of converting the written word from one language to another. For example, converting text written from Amharic to Tigrinya.

Our online translation software uses either Google, Microsoft, or Yandex to translate word, sentence, and phrase from Amharic to Tigrinya.

Whenever you enter words, sentences, or phrases in Amharic and click on the “Translate” button, our software sends a request to Google, Microsoft, or Yandex for translation.

Their backend system uses some of the cutting edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, Web APIs, Big Data, etc to perform high-quality translations, and send back the response in Tigrinya.

All this process just takes a split second.

Yes, our translator is specifically optimized for translating from Ethiopian Amharic to Eritrean Tigrinya as well as the Tigrinya spoken in Ethiopia's Tigray region. The tool recognizes the standardized forms of both languages and produces translations appropriate for Eritrean contexts.

Accuracy is significantly higher than between unrelated languages due to shared Ge'ez heritage, common script, and vocabulary overlap.

Simple sentences typically achieve 85-95% accuracy, while complex texts may require human verification.

Their close relationship produces remarkably natural-sounding results.

At a moment you can only use our Amharic to Tigrinya translator online.

However, you can download and install Google Translation Chrome extension tool on your Google Chrome browser.

With this, you can either translate the entire page you are browsing by clicking the translation icon on the browser toolbar. Or, you can also highlight and right-click the section of the text, and click on the “Translate” icon to get the translation result in a language you have chosen from the dropdown menu.

Absolutely! This is an excellent learning tool for Amharic speakers. Your knowledge provides a tremendous advantage since languages share the same script and substantial vocabulary.

Translate familiar phrases to discover Tigrinya equivalents and understand differences.

You can use third-party services, such as Yandex to translate words or sentences embedded in images or graphics.

Alternatively, if you are using a smartphone, you can download the Google Translate app that allows you to translate a picture. For this, you need to give Google Translate access to your camera. Once this is done, you can open the Google Translate app and tap on the Camera icon to translate any text on the picture.

Common challenges include false cognates (similar-looking words with different meanings), verb conjugation differences, and region-specific terminology.

Both languages have words that look identical but carry different meanings due to separate evolution.

Another challenge: modern loanwords. Amharic uses English terms while Tigrinya uses Italian-derived words for the same concepts.

Idiomatic expressions often don't translate literally.

Yes, significant pronunciation differences exist despite shared script. The same character may sound quite different.

Tigrinya preserves pharyngeal consonants (ሐ, ዐ, ኀ) that Amharic speakers pronounce differently or have merged.

For example, "ቀ" (qe) represents different sounds. Tigrinya maintains ejective quality more consistently than Amharic.

Yes, this translator is valuable for business communications between partners, particularly for initial correspondence and quick translations.

It handles standard business vocabulary, formal greetings, and commercial terminology effectively.

However, for official contracts or critical proposals, we recommend professional translation services familiar with both business practices.

Yes. Our translator is 100% free.

At any time you can translate up to a maximum of 5000 characters per request. But you can make unlimited requests provided that you don’t misuse our software.