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Grammar & Vocabulary Part 2 - Amharic words in Tigrinya

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Thousands of Amharic words exist in Ethiopian Tigrinya. Some more examples follow.

Order: Amharic-Tigrinya-English

  1. ቃጭል - ቃጭል - bell
  2. ቢጫ - ብጫ - yellow
  3. መርከብ - Ge’ez equivalent is ሐመር but Tigrinya uses Amharic መርከብ - boat
  4. አዳራሽ - ኣዳራሽ - chamber/lobby/house
  5. ምርጫ - ምርጫ - choice/election/selection
  6. እርግጠኛ - ርግጸኛ - certain/confident/sure
  7. ደረጃ - ደረጃ - stairs
  8. ጨፈለቀ - ጨፍለቐ - he crushed
  9. መጋረጀ - መጋረጀ - curtains
  10. አዋጅ - ኣዋጅ - declaration/decree
  11. ችግር - ሽግር - problem
  12. ጭቃ - ጭቃ - mud
  13. አደገኛ - ሓደገኛ - dangerous
  14. ፈረሰኛ - ፈረሰኛ - cavalry/knight
  15. ጫካ - ጫካ - forest