Tigrigna is believed to be the oldest Ethiopian language, spoken in the Tigrai region. It is also one of the two official languages of Eritrea. The other is Arabic. Estimated population 3.5 million. Tigrigna uses the ancient Ge’ez script. Tigrai is one of 11 regions in Ethiopia and has a population of 4.6 million. There are Tigrigna speakers in other regions of Ethiopia as well.

VOA Tigrigna broadcasts:
Monday through Friday from 1900 to 1930 UTC/GMT. Each broadcast includes news, in-depth reports from VOA correspondents and features.

As of March 30, 2008 we are on:

13870 on the 22-meter band

11520, 11905 and 11925 on the 25-meter band

9375 on the 31-meter band

Tigrigna Weekly Program Schedule:

 Monday: News/ Science/ Technology/ Agriculture
 Tuesday: News/ Eritreans in America
 Wednesday: News/ People to People
 Thursday: News/ Youth/ Health
 Friday: News/ Africa in the US Press