Tigre people
ትግረ | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Eritrea | 1.8 million |
| Sudan | c. 20,000 refugees |
| Languages | |
| Tigre | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (95%) Christianity (5%) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tigrinya, Tigrayans, Amhara, Gurage and other Ethio-Semitic People | |
The Tigre people (Tigre: ትግረ, romanized: tigre and Tigre: ትግሬ, romanized: tigrē) are an ethnic group indigenous to Eritrea. They mainly inhabit the lowlands and northern highlands of Eritrea, with a small population in Sudan.