Not to be confused with Tigrinya people or Tigrayans.
For other uses, see Tigre (disambiguation).
Tigre
ትግረ
Regions with significant populations
Eritrea
1.8 million[1]
Sudan
c. 20,000 refugees[2]
Languages
Tigre
Religion
Islam (95%) Christianity (5%)[3][4]
Related ethnic groups
Tigrinya, Tigrayans, Amhara, Gurage and other Ethio-Semitic People[5]
The Tigre people (Tigre: ትግረtigre and ትግሬtigrē) are an ethnic group indigenous to Eritrea. They mainly inhabit the lowlands and northern highlands of Eritrea.
^"Africa :: Eritrea — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. 18 July 2022.
^Skutsch, Carl (2013-11-07). Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities. Routledge. pp. 1200–1201. ISBN 978-1-135-19388-1.
^Yakan, Muḥammad Zuhdī (1999). Almanac of African peoples & nations. Transaction. p. 667. ISBN 978-1-56000-433-2.
^"Eritrean Ethnic Groups". Study.com.
^Joireman, Sandra F. (1997). Institutional Change in the Horn of Africa: The Allocation of Property Rights and Implications for Development. Universal-Publishers. p. 1. ISBN 978-1581120004.
The Tigrepeople (Tigre: ትግረ tigre and ትግሬ tigrē) are an ethnic group indigenous to Eritrea. They mainly inhabit the lowlands and northern highlands of...
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Ethiopian Semitic language spoken in the Horn of Africa, primarily by the Tigrepeople of Eritrea. Along with Tigrinya, it is believed to be the most closely...
local residents. Some also inhabit areas in eastern Sudan. 95% of the Tigrepeople adhere to the Islamic religion Sunni Islam, but there are a small number...
Le Tigre (/lə ˈtiːɡrə/, French pronunciation: [lə tiɡʁ]; French for "The Tiger") is an American electronic rock band formed by Kathleen Hanna (of Bikini...
the Tigrepeople constituting around 30% of inhabitants. In addition, there are several Nilo-Saharan-speaking Nilotic ethnic groups. Most people in the...
The main languages spoken in Eritrea are Tigrinya, Tigre, Kunama, Bilen, Nara, Saho, Afar, and Beja. The country's working languages are Tigrinya, Arabic...
largest is the Tigriniya, who make up around 50% of the population; the Tigrepeople, who also speak a Ethiosemitic language, constitute around 30% of residents...
The Beja people (Arabic: البجا, Beja: Oobja, Tigre: በጃ) are a Cushitic ethnic group native to the Eastern Desert, inhabiting a coastal area from southeastern...
tselam. They are related to the Mensa, Hazo and Tora peoples, and form a subgroup of the Tigrepeople. Brill. First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913-1936, Volume...
Empire when ethnic groups like the Tigrepeople in mainland Eritrea began converting to Islam. Many of the inland Tigres converted to Islam in the 19th century...
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(CMLL) for most of his professional career. Guzmán works under the ring name Tigre Blanco and initially worked as Kid Guzmán but changed identities in 1999...
Adulis". These are believed to be the ancient people from whom the present-day Tigray, the Eritrean tribes Tigre and Tigrinya are descended from. There is...
El Tigre is a city of Anzoategui, a state located east of Venezuela's capital city of Caracas. Located in what is called the "Guanipa Mesa", a river (Tigre)...
Dullu Menz, Ras Hailu Yosedeq of Gojjam, Sabagadis Woldu of Tigre, Ras Wolde Selassie of Tigre, Wube Haile Mariam of Simien, and provincial king Sahle Selassie...
among tribes in the north and published by Enno Littmann in 1904: the Tigrepeople worship a dragon; families sacrifice their oldest daughter as well as...
Tigre Hank (born 30 September 1991 in Tijuana) is a Mexican tennis player. Hank has a career high ATP singles ranking of 416, achieved on 23 November...
surfaces. The camels of the Bejas of Sudan and the Hedareb, Bilen, and the Tigrepeople of Eritrea and the Anafi camel bred in Sudan are common breeds used as...
cevicherías serve a small glass of the marinade, which is called leche de tigre or leche de pantera, as an appetizer along with the fish. According to a...
mixture of Ge'ez and Tigre-speaking peoples with Saho, They were originally Tigre Speaking but have changed to Saho although Tigre is also spoken. They...
musician, producer, songwriter and DJ best known as a member of the bands Le Tigre and MEN. Samson grew up in Pepper Pike, Ohio, and attended Orange High School...
compared the Asmara settlement to Athens and Rome. The language known as Tigre was believed to be spoken in the region around 1000 BC. D'mt (Daamat) was...
Global Information
Eritrea
Sudan
Islam (95%)
Christianity (5%)[3][4]