| Total population |
|---|
| 1.5 million |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Eritrea, Sudan |
| Languages |
| Religion |
| Related ethnic groups |
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Afar, Agaw, Amhara, Beja, Bilen, Jeberti, Oromo, Saho, Somali, Tigray |
The Tigre are an ethnic group residing in the north and eastern lowlands of Eritrea who speak the Tigre language.
They are a mostly Muslim nomadic people who inhabit the northern, western, and coastal lowlands of Eritrea (Sahel, Barka, Senhit & Semhar) as well as areas in eastern Sudan. The Tigre language, like the Tigrinya language, is a Semitic language with its origins mainly in Ge'ez. There is no known historically written form of the language. The Eritrean government uses the Ge'ez writing system (abugida or fidel) to publish documents in the Tigre language.
The Tigre language is written in Ge'ez alphabet. However, due to the geo-political situation, the language has been written in Ge'ez as well as Arabic alphabets.
The Tigre people, language and their area should not be confused with the Tigray-Tigrinya people who live in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia and who speak Tigrinya, a closely related language.
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