by bkiflai | Apr 14, 2020 | Eritrea, Culture and Identity, Expressions
[originally posted 2011-09-29] Barely getting over a cold, I was obligated to head Downtown to deliver a YPFDJ project to a friend of mine that works at the Permanent Mission of the State of Eritrea to the United Nations (PMSE-UN). In line with my daily routine before...
by bkiflai | Apr 14, 2020 | Eritrea, Culture and Identity
Common foods and dishes Eritrean food habits vary regionally. In the highlands, injera is the staple diet and eaten daily among the Tigrinya. When eating, diners generally share food from a large tray placed in the centre of a low dining table. Numerous pieces of...
by bkiflai | Apr 14, 2020 | Eritrea, Culture and Identity
Languages Eritrea is a multilingual country. The nation has no official language, as the Constitution establishes the “equality of all Eritrean languages”.[137] Tigrinya, Arabic, and English serve as de facto working languages, with the latter used in...
by bkiflai | Apr 14, 2020 | Eritrea, Culture and Identity
The 9 Ethnicities of Eritrea Yes, ethnicities; not tribes. Ethnic Composition There are nine recognized ethnic groups according to the government of Eritrea.[18][130] Eritrean society is ethnically heterogeneous. An independent census has yet to be conducted, but the...
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